Giuseppe Piazzi

Giuseppe Piazzi

male, deceased (1826)
Giuseppe Piazzi (July 7 1746 - July 22 1826) was an Italian Theatine monk, mathematician, and astronomer. He was born in Ponte in Valtellina, and...
David J. Tholen

David J. Tholen

male (Honolulu, Hawaii, United States)
David J. Tholen is an American astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii, who specializes in planetary and solar system...
Abd Al-Rahman al Sufi

Abd Al-Rahman al Sufi

male, deceased (986)
'Abd Al-Rahman Al Sufi (b. December 7, 903 - May 25, 986) was a Persian astronomer also known as 'Abd ar-Rahman as-Sufi, or 'Abd al-Rahman Abu...
Fabrizio Bernardi

Fabrizio Bernardi

male, 37 years old
Fabrizio Bernardi (born 09 April 1972 in Pomezia/Roma) is an Italian astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii, who...
Liu Xin

Liu Xin

male, deceased (23)
Liu Xin, courtesy name Zijun (子駿), was the son of Liu Xiang, a Chinese astronomer and historian during the Xin Dynasty. He created a new astr...
Elizabeth Roemer

Elizabeth Roemer

female, 80 years old
Elizabeth Roemer (born 1929) is an American astronomer whose research interests center on comets and asteroids. She discovered the asteroids 1930...
Francesco de Vico

Francesco de Vico

male, deceased (1848)
Father Francesco de Vico (May 19, 1805 - November 15, 1848) was an Italian astronomer at Vatican Observatory, and also a Jesuit priest. His name is...
Thomas David Anderson

Thomas David Anderson

male, deceased (1932)
Thomas David Anderson (February 6 1853 - March 31 1932) was a Scottish amateur astronomer. He was born in Edinburgh. When he was five years old,...
George Phillips Bond

George Phillips Bond

male, deceased (1865)
George Phillips Bond (May 20, 1825 - February 17, 1865) was an American astronomer. He was the son of William Cranch Bond. Some sources give his...
Stephen Groombridge

Stephen Groombridge

male, deceased (1832)
Stephen Groombridge (January 7 1755, Goudhurst - March 30 1832, Blackheath) was a British astronomer. In 1806, using a transit circle, he began...