Édouard Stephan

Summary

Édouard Stephan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Niort^[2]. He was born on +1837-08-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Marseille^[4]. He died on +1923-12-31T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an astronomer^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Édouard Stephan's place of birth was Niort^[2].
• Édouard Stephan passed away in Marseille^[4].
• Édouard Stephan was born on +1837-08-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Édouard Stephan died on +1923-12-31T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Édouard Stephan held citizenship in France^[8].
• Édouard Stephan worked as an astronomer^[6].
• Édouard Stephan held the position of director^[9].
• Édouard Stephan held the position of President of the Académie de Marseille^[10].
• Édouard Stephan held the position of director of the Académie de Marseille^[11].
• Édouard Stephan's education included a stint at École Normale Supérieure^[12].
• Édouard Stephan received the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[13].
• Édouard Stephan received the Officer of the Legion of Honour^[14].
• Édouard Stephan was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[15].
• Édouard Stephan's image is recorded as Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan.jpg^[16].
• Édouard Stephan is recorded as male^[17].
• Édouard Stephan's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Édouard Stephan's ISNI is recorded as 0000000354304563^[19].
• Édouard Stephan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 30319378^[20].
• Édouard Stephan's GND ID is recorded as 117658146^[21].
• Édouard Stephan's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13484449b^[22].
• Édouard Stephan's IdRef ID is recorded as 094688877^[23].
• Édouard Stephan's Léonore ID is recorded as LH//2549/39^[24].
• Édouard Stephan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02tdd8^[25].
• Édouard Stephan's family name is recorded as Stephan^[26].
• Édouard Stephan's given name is recorded as Édouard^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Niort^[2], Édouard Stephan… he was born on +1837-08-31T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Édouard Stephan's education included a stint at École Normale Supérieure^[12].

Career and Affiliations

Édouard Stephan's professions included astronomer^[6]. Positions held include director^[9], a profession^[28]; President of the Académie de Marseille^[10]; and director of the Académie de Marseille^[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[13], a grade of an order^[29], in France^[30] and Officer of the Legion of Honour^[14], a grade of an order^[31], in France^[32].

Death and Burial

Édouard Stephan died on +1923-12-31T00:00:00Z^[5]. He passed away in Marseille^[4].

Why It Matters

Édouard Stephan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

He is credited with the discovery of Stephan's Quintet^[35], a galaxy group^[36]; NGC 6240^[37], a luminous infrared galaxy^[38]; NGC 6745^[39], a galaxy^[40]; NGC 5829^[41], an interacting galaxy^[42]; 89 Julia^[43], an asteroid^[44]; and NGC 2357^[45], a galaxy^[46].

FAQs

Where was Édouard Stephan born?

Édouard Stephan was born in Niort^[2].

Where did Édouard Stephan die?

Édouard Stephan died in Marseille^[4].

What did Édouard Stephan do for work?

Édouard Stephan worked as astronomer^[6].

Where did Édouard Stephan go to school?

Édouard Stephan was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[12].

What awards did Édouard Stephan receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour^[13] and Officer of the Legion of Honour^[14].

What did Édouard Stephan discover?

Édouard Stephan is credited as discoverer of Stephan's Quintet^[35], NGC 6240^[37], NGC 6745^[39], and NGC 5829^[41].