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Williamina Fleming

1857 - 1911

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Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming (15 May 1857 – 21 May 1911) was a Scottish astronomer. At the Harvard College Observatory, she contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to develop a common designation system for stars. Fleming cataloged more than ten thousand stars, 59 gaseous nebulae, over 310 variable stars, and 10 novae, among other astronomical phenomena. She is credited with the discovery of the Horsehead Nebula in 1888, and she was a vocal supporter of women's representation in her field. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Williamina Fleming is the 145th most popular astronomer (up from 165th in 2019), the 1,206th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,382nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular British Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Williamina Fleming ranks 145 out of 644. Before her are Mary Somerville, Auguste Charlois, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, William Henry Pickering, George Darwin, and Oskar Backlund. After her are Antonio Abetti, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Wilhelm Beer, Hermann Carl Vogel, Adelard of Bath, and James Dunlop.

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Among people born in 1857, Williamina Fleming ranks 45. Before her are 12th Dalai Lama, Otto von Below, Max Klinger, Wilhelm Johannsen, Georges Gilles de la Tourette, and Eugène Atget. After her are Vladimir Bekhterev, Mikhail Alekseyev, Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Theodor Escherich, Theodor Kittelsen, and Cyril Genik. Among people deceased in 1911, Williamina Fleming ranks 20. Before her are Mahboob Ali Khan, Maria Pia of Savoy, Laura Marx, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, and Valentin Serov. After her are Johan Svendsen, Edward Whymper, Joseph Bell, Theodor Escherich, Ahmed ‘Urabi, and Alexandre Guilmant.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Williamina Fleming ranks 1,206 out of 8,785. Before her are Max Mosley (1940), John Schlesinger (1926), Simon Pegg (1970), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Eadgyth (910), and Barbara Cartland (1901). After her are Mary Kingsley (1862), William Hague (1961), Reginald Johnston (1874), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Roger Daltrey (1944), and William Bligh (1754).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In United Kingdom

Among astronomers born in United Kingdom, Williamina Fleming ranks 19. Before her are William Huggins (1824), Stephen Gray (1666), George Biddell Airy (1801), N. R. Pogson (1829), Mary Somerville (1780), and George Darwin (1845). After her are Adelard of Bath (1075), James Dunlop (1793), Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), James Ferguson (1797), and Margaret Burbidge (1919).

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