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Yrjö Väisälä

1891 - 1971

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Yrjö Väisälä (Finnish: [ˈyrjø ˈʋæi̯sælæ] ; 6 September 1891 – 21 July 1971) was a Finnish astronomer and physicist. His main contributions were in the field of optics. He was also active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology. He had an affectionate nickname of Wizard of Tuorla (Observatory/Optics laboratory), and a book with the same title in Finnish describes his works. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yrjö Väisälä is the 118th most popular astronomer (up from 191st in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Finland (up from 86th in 2019) and the most popular Finnish Astronomer.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Yrjö Väisälä ranks 118 out of 644. Before him are John Louis Emil Dreyer, Annie Jump Cannon, James Van Allen, Petrus Plancius, Maria Margaretha Kirch, and Heinrich Schwabe. After him are Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, George Biddell Airy, Frank Drake, N. R. Pogson, Ernst Öpik, and Maria Mitchell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Yrjö Väisälä ranks 39. Before him are Carl Spaatz, Jose P. Laurel, Shukri al-Quwatli, Michael Chekhov, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, and Antonio Segni. After him are Hans Reichenbach, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Arthur Drewry, Max Amann, Grant Wood, and Yevhen Konovalets. Among people deceased in 1971, Yrjö Väisälä ranks 35. Before him are Jacobo Árbenz, Arne Jacobsen, Lothar Rendulic, Marcel Dupré, Violet Jessop, and Bernardo Houssay. After him are Max Steiner, Johannes Frießner, Roy O. Disney, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Pier Angeli, and W. O. Bentley.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Yrjö Väisälä ranks 40 out of 751. Before him are Wäinö Aaltonen (1894), Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Hjalmar Siilasvuo (1892), Albert Edelfelt (1854), and Aleksis Kivi (1834). After him are Bengt Holmström (1949), Hannes Kolehmainen (1889), Antti Aarne (1867), Zachris Topelius (1818), Ari Vatanen (1952), and Alexander Stubb (1968).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Finland

Among astronomers born in Finland, Yrjö Väisälä ranks 1. After him are Liisi Oterma (1915), Heikki A. Alikoski (1912), and Hugo Gyldén (1841).

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