Johann Heinrich Lambert

Johann Heinrich Lambert

male, deceased (1777)
Johann Heinrich Lambert, was a German mathematician, physicist and astronomer. He was born in Mülhausen (now Mulhouse, Alsace, France). His father w...
William Parsons 3rd Earl of Rosse

William Parsons 3rd Earl of Rosse

male, deceased (1867)
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse KP (June 17, 1800 - October 31, 1867) was born in Monkstown, County Cork and was an Irish astronomer. He was the...
Konrad Rudnicki

Konrad Rudnicki

male
Konrad Rudnicki (* 2 July 1926 in Warsaw) is a Polish astronomer who discovered several supernovae. One, found between two galaxies, was the first...
Johann Gottfried Koehler

Johann Gottfried Koehler

male, deceased (1801)
Johann Gottfried Koehler (December 15, 1745 - September 19, 1801) was a German astronomer who discovered a number of nebulae, star clusters, and...
Hendrik C. van de Hulst

Hendrik C. van de Hulst

male, deceased (2000)
Hendrik Christoffel "Henk" van de Hulst (Utrecht, Nov 19 1918 - Leiden, Jul 31 2000) was a Dutch astronomer. In 1944, while a student in Utrecht,...
Chris Dawes

Chris Dawes

male, 35 years old
Christopher Dawes (born 31 May, 1974 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a professional Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Portmore United in the...
Francis Pharcellus Church

Francis Pharcellus Church

male, deceased (1906)
Francis Pharcellus Church (February 22 1839 - April 11 1906) was an American publisher and editor. He was born in Rochester, New York and graduated...
Rebecca Elson

Rebecca Elson

female, deceased (1999)
Rebecca Anne Elson was a Canadian-American astronomer and writer. Born in Montréal, Québec, as a teenager Elson often travelled Canada with her ge...
George Ogden Abell

George Ogden Abell

male, deceased (1983)
George Ogden Abell (March 1, 1927-October 7 1983) was an astronomer at UCLA. He has been admired as a research astronomer, as an inspiring teacher,...
Heber Doust Curtis

Heber Doust Curtis

male, deceased (1942)
Heber Doust Curtis was an American astronomer. He served as director of the Allegheny Observatory. He is best known as one of the participants in...