Category: Astronomers


Landing category for persons who are associated with the science of astronomy.

An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets, and galaxies – in either observational (by analyzing the data) or theoretical astronomy.

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25 Apr 1932 Москва, Советский Союз - 03 Aug 2019

31 Mar 1810 ביאליסטאק, גראדנער גובערניע, רוסלענדישע אימפעריע - 15 May 1904

01 Apr 1928 日本東京府 - 05 Feb 2018

04 Nov 1855 日本筑前国那珂郡 - 06 Aug 1923

1952 日本宮城県宮城郡 - 26 Aug 2020

06 Oct 1867 日本武蔵国江戸 - 02 Jun 1945

03 Oct 1874 日本宮城県仙台市 - 08 Apr 1943

07 Mar 1946 日本静岡県周智郡森町 - 22 Mar 2023

21 Sep 1943 日本新潟県新潟市 - 13 Apr 2019

04 Oct 1870 日本加賀国石川郡金沢城下 - 26 Sep 1943

28 Mar 1897 日本大阪府大阪市 - 29 Jan 1979

12 Jan 1941 日本山口県山口市 - 28 Dec 2022

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04 Oct 1869 Corfe, Somerset, England - 19 Jan 1951

31 Dec 1864 Jackson, Amador, California, United States - 29 Oct 1951

28 Aug 1912 Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom - 15 Dec 2000

02 Oct 1861 Lichtenau, Büren, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutscher Bund - 14 Oct 1939

B

28 Oct 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 15 Apr 1986

28 Apr 1774 Newbury, Berkshire, England - 30 Aug 1844

09 Nov 1731 Baltimore County, Maryland - 09 Oct 1806

20 Jun 1806 Bury Hill, Derbyshire, England - 20 Nov 1869

16 Dec 1857 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 06 Feb 1923

12 Aug 1864 Kingsville, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States - 25 Nov 1937

31 Oct 1909 Wellington, New Zealand - 16 Apr 2007

1971 - 13 Jan 2024

abt 03 Aug 1890 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States - abt 24 Jan 1981

21 Apr 1774 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 03 Feb 1862

19 Jan 1747 Hamburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 23 Nov 1826

05 Jun 1765 Simmozheim, Calw, Württemberg, Germany - 19 Apr 1831

15 Oct 1949 Denver, Colorado, United States - 05 Jan 2018

26 Mar 1773 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts - 17 Mar 1838

1692 Sherborne, Gloucestershire, England - 13 Jul 1762

1720 Elkstone, Gloucestershire, England - 1794

24 Aug 1556 Knudstrup, Høng, Vestsjælland, Denmark - abt 1643

14 Dec 1546 Knutstorp, Skåne, Denmark - 24 Oct 1601

09 Oct 1892 Marienhof, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany - 18 Jul 1978

28 Feb 1552 Lichtensteig, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland - 31 Jan 1632

16 Jun 1931 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 Mar 1993

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10 Dec 1908 - 23 Oct 1958

11 Dec 1863 Dover, Kent, Delaware, United States - 13 Apr 1941

27 Nov 1701 Uppsala domkyrkoförsamling, Uppsala län, Sverige - 25 Apr 1744

19 Oct 1910 Lahore, Punjab, British India - 21 Aug 1995

01 Oct 1845 Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 22 Jan 1922

1950s - 2010s

23 Jul 1928 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Dec 2016

D

09 Jul 1845 Downe, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 07 Dec 1912

abt 1762 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England - 1836

19 Mar 1799 Horsham, Sussex, England - 15 Feb 1868

04 Apr 1688 Paris, Île-de-France, France - 11 Sep 1768

06 May 1872 Sneek, Friesland, Nederland - 20 Nov 1934

06 May 1916 St. Louis, Missouri, United States - 04 Mar 1997

03 May 1834 Penllergaer, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom - 21 Feb 1926

28 May 1930 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 02 Sep 2022

07 Mar 1837 Prince Edward, Virginia, United States - 20 Nov 1882

E

28 Dec 1882 Kendal, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom - 22 Nov 1944

21 Feb 1744 Dronrijp, Friesland, Nederland - 27 Aug 1828

28 Apr 1864 County Wicklow, Ireland - 31 Dec 1936

F

abt 1520 East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England - bef 03 May 1587

22 May 1878 Sidney, Shelby, Ohio, United States - 07 Jan 1949

26 Feb 1842 Montigny-le-Roi, Haute-Marne, France - 03 Jun 1925

19 Aug 1646 Denby, Derbyshire, England - 31 Dec 1719

G

09 Jun 1812 Pabsthaus, Radis, Kreis Wittenberg, Provinz Sachsen, Preußen - 10 Jul 1910

30 Apr 1777 Braunschweig, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 23 Feb 1855

24 Mar 1930 Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States - 28 May 2023

07 Apr 1809 Rotherhithe, Southwark, London, England, United Kingdom - 07 Feb 1903

05 Nov 1848 Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom - 07 Dec 1928

abt 05 Oct 1758 South Wingfield, Derbyshire, England - abt 18 Jul 1831

1602 Colemore, Hampshire, England - 08 Oct 1652

1734 Swinton, South Yorkshire, England - 29 Jan 1771

abt Nov 1638 Drumoak Parrish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland - abt Oct 1675

H

29 Jun 1868 Chicago, Illinois, USA - 21 Feb 1938

08 Nov 1656 Haggerston, Shoreditch, London, England - 14 Jan 1742

21 Mar 1913 Mexico City, Mexico - 26 Apr 1988

abt 1560 Oxfordshire, England - 02 Jul 1621

23 Feb 1787 Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States - 15 Apr 1870

07 Jan 1899 Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States - 11 Oct 1979

16 Mar 1750 Hannover, Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - bef 09 Jan 1848

27 Jan 1941 Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom - 23 Mar 1981

23 May 1823 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England - 23 Dec 1895

bef 27 Aug 1733 Durham, Durham, England - 11 Apr 1810

24 Jun 1915 Gilstead, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 20 Aug 2001

20 Nov 1889 Marshfield, Webster, Missouri, USA - 28 Sep 1953

I

abt Feb 1776 Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England - 07 Feb 1859

01 Jul 1859 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States - 27 May 1884

J

19 Nov 1813 Woolavington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom - 16 Aug 1862

11 Sep 1877 Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom - 16 Sep 1946

15 Aug 1914 Liberty Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States - 21 Jan 2002

K

21 May 1925 New York City, New York, United States - 11 Oct 2011

27 Dec 1571 Weil der Stadt, Freie Reichsstadt, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 15 Nov 1630

31 Mar 1852 Preston, Canada West - 28 Dec 1923

09 Aug 1861 San Francisco, California, United States - 05 Oct 1942

19 Feb 1473 Toruń, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Polska - 24 May 1543

07 Dec 1905 Tuitjenhorn, North Holland, Netherlands - 23 Dec 1973

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abt 26 Aug 1728 Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France - 25 Sep 1777

22 Aug 1834 Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 27 Feb 1906

23 Mar 1749 Beaumont-en-Auge, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France - 05 Mar 1827

20 May 1814 Rothesay, Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom - 09 May 1864

17 Jul 1894 Charleroi, Hainaut, Belgium - 20 Jun 1966

11 Mar 1811 Saint-Lô, Manche, France - 23 Sep 1877

28 Jul 1847 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France - 31 Jan 1913

26 Oct 1920 - 28 Feb 2019

17 May 1836 Rugby, Warwickshire, England - 16 Aug 1920

13 Mar 1855 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States - 12 Nov 1916

abt 1570 Cornwall, England - 12 Apr 1615

abt 12 Oct 1820 Russian Empire - bef 02 Dec 1868

M

17 Mar 1794 Newtownstewart, County Tyrone, Ireland - 14 Jul 1879

25 Oct 1817 Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdom - 30 Apr 1873

21 Mar 1866 Cold Spring, Putnam, New York, United States - 08 Jan 1952

13 Apr 1856 Truro, Nova Scotia - 1923

abt 1750 Saxony, Holy Roman Empire - abt 1825

26 Jun 1730 Badonviller, Principauté de Salm - 12 Apr 1817

25 Dec 1724 Eakring, Nottinghamshire, England - 21 Apr 1793

16 May 1879 Dalj, Verőce, Hungary - 12 Dec 1958

M cont.

20 Jul 1809 Kentucky, United States - 30 Oct 1862

01 Aug 1818 Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Jun 1889

03 Feb 1774 Wolfenbüttel, Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig, Germany - 10 Mar 1825

04 Mar 1923 Pinner, Middlesex, England - 09 Dec 2012

27 Nov 1803 County Cavan, Ireland - 18 Apr 1859

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12 Mar 1835 Wallace Bridge, Cumberland, Nova Scotia - 11 Jul 1909

25 Dec 1642 Woolsthorpe by Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England - 20 Mar 1727

O

28 Apr 1900 Franeker, Friesland, Nederland - 05 Nov 1992

P

19 Sep 1839 Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States - 08 Dec 1914

02 Jan 1873 Vaassen, Epe, Gelderland, Nederland - 28 Apr 1960

10 May 1900 Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom - 07 Dec 1979

09 Jan 1917 Iowa, United States - 03 Jun 1999

05 Jul 1893 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 26 Jan 1980

17 Nov 1865 Oxford, Canada West - 17 Oct 1941

29 Feb 1808 Alberbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom - 28 May 1893

04 Sep 1823 Henry, Virginia, United States - 18 Mar 1910

16 Apr 1857 Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States - 28 Aug 1939

23 Mar 1837 Chelsea, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom - 12 Sep 1888

20 Jul 1855 Paris, Seine, France - 28 Sep 1928

16 Apr 1820 Argenteuil, Seine-et-Oise, Île-de-France, France - 09 Sep 1883

R

21 Sep 1859 Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland - 14 Oct 1923

17 Jul 1905 Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom - 06 Mar 1975

11 Nov 1746 Fivelstad, Östergötland, Sverige - 07 Oct 1810

17 Apr 1598 Ferrara - 25 Jun 1671

16 May 1925 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 25 Dec 2018

S

09 Nov 1934 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States - 20 Dec 1996

14 Mar 1835 Savigliano, Piemonte, Regno di Sardegna - 04 Jul 1910

09 Oct 1873 Oberrad, Stadtkreis Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Preußen, Deutsches Reich - 11 May 1916

31 May 1912 Potsdam, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - 10 Apr 1997

1604 Reutte, Erzherzogtum Österreich, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 03 Oct 1658

24 Mar 1851 Sharon Springs, Sharon, Schoharie, New York, United States - 25 May 1929

02 Nov 1885 Nashville, Barton, Missouri, United States - abt 20 Oct 1972

28 Apr 1928 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA - 18 Jul 1997

11 Nov 1875 Mulberry, Madison Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States - 08 Nov 1969

29 Jun 1814 New Buckenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom - 05 Aug 1888

03 Jan 1819 Naples, Italy - 21 Feb 1900

21 Jan 1788 Westminster, Middlesex, England - 09 Sep 1865

10 Jul 1630 Barnarp, Jönköping, Sweden - 01 Aug 1699

15 May 1857 Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 21 May 1911

T

abt 1910 Norsewood New Zealand - 28 Dec 1969

10 May 1789 Waddewarden, Herzogtum Oldenburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich - 01 May 1837

06 Sep 1732 Cádiz, España - 15 Jan 1795

V

28 Jul 1572 Brussels, Brabant, Netherlands - 14 May 1615

04 Mar 1833 Stone Ridge, Marbletown, Ulster, New York, United States - 04 Nov 1912

abt 1771 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland - 10 Jun 1838

15 Dec 1894 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 02 Jul 1988

W

bef 01 Mar 1735 Warmfield, Yorkshire, England - 29 Dec 1798

05 Nov 1906 Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, United States - 30 Aug 2004

bef 11 Apr 1619 North Luffenhanm, Rutland, England - bef 21 Sep 1668

21 Mar 1728 St Edmund the King with St Nicholas Acons, London, England - 29 Jan 1785

23 Nov 1731 England - 31 Oct 1815

24 Apr 1906 Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom - 24 Dec 1986

abt 20 Oct 1631 East Knoyle, Wiltshire, England - 25 Feb 1723

22 Sep 1711 Byers Green, Durham, England - 22 Feb 1786

04 Nov 1871 San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA - 16 May 1959