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William de Wiveleslie Abney

1843 - 1920

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Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (24 July 1843 – 3 December 1920) was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William de Wiveleslie Abney is the 485th most popular astronomer (down from 424th in 2019), the 3,863rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,456th in 2019) and the 60th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, William de Wiveleslie Abney ranks 485 out of 644. Before him are Richard Schorr, William Frederick Denning, Otto Heckmann, Adam Riess, Patrick Moore, and Lutz D. Schmadel. After him are Edward S. Holden, Walter Frederick Gale, Mary Watson Whitney, Pelageya Shajn, Cleveland Abbe, and Kaoru Ikeya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1843, William de Wiveleslie Abney ranks 89. Before him are Georg von Rosen, Fazlullah Nouri, Patricio Escobar, Frank James, Francisco Silvela, and Dmitry Anuchin. After him are Paul de Smet de Naeyer, Mark Antokolsky, William Hemsley, Miguel Antonio Caro, Jules Vandenpeereboom, and Kálmán Széll. Among people deceased in 1920, William de Wiveleslie Abney ranks 106. Before him are Gérard Leman, Edmund Reitter, Dan Andersson, Gabrielle Réjane, Aleksey Shakhmatov, and Panas Myrny. After him are Ion Dragoumis, William Dean Howells, Victoriano Guisasola y Menéndez, Otto Bütschli, Georgios Papasideris, and Hermann Oldenberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William de Wiveleslie Abney ranks 3,864 out of 8,785. Before him are Frederick Catherwood (1799), Kenneth MacMillan (1929), Ken Stott (1954), Christina Pickles (1935), Everard Home (1756), and Ernest Belfort Bax (1854). After him are Alex Garland (1970), William Sherard (1659), Susan George (1950), Michael Carrick (1981), E. A. Wallis Budge (1857), and Harry Brearley (1871).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, William de Wiveleslie Abney ranks 60. Before him are Herbert Hall Turner (1861), Ralph Copeland (1837), William Robert Brooks (1844), Edward Pigott (1753), William Frederick Denning (1848), and Patrick Moore (1923). After him are Robert H. McNaught (1956), William Henry Smyth (1788), William Christie (1845), William Rutter Dawes (1799), Thomas Brisbane (1773), and Madge Adam (1912).

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