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Benjamin Baillaud

Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (died 1934)

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Born
February 14, 1848
Died
July 8, 1934
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1848

About Benjamin Baillaud

Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic (died 1934) In 1903, the observatory took over a facility on the Pic du Midi in the Pyrenees that had been founded by amateurs in the 1850s with the goal of putting a telescope there. Baillaud became founding president of the International Astronomical Union in 1919 and served in this position until 1922.

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Career and life highlights

Benjamin Baillaud timeline

  1. In 1903, the observatory took over a facility on the Pic du Midi in the Pyrenees that had been founded by amateurs in the 1850s with the goal of putting a telescope there.
  2. Baillaud became founding president of the International Astronomical Union in 1919 and served in this position until 1922.
  3. He won the Bruce Medal in 1923.

The world when Benjamin Baillaud was born

Benjamin Baillaud was born in 1848. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1848

  • Best-selling bookThe Communist Manifesto by Marx & Engels

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGold discovered at Sutter's Mill — California Gold Rush
  • Technology milestoneFirst modern chewing gum sold
  • Defining fadGold Rush fever
  • World population~1.28B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames K. Polk
  • U.S. population21.4M

1848 versus 2026

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Measure18482026
Population21.4M341 million

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