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Gérard de Vaucouleurs

Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (died 1995)

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Born
April 25, 1918
Died
October 7, 1995
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1918

About Gérard de Vaucouleurs

Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs was a French astronomer best known for his studies of galaxies. Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs (French pronunciation:; 25 April 1918 – 7 October 1995) was a French astronomer best known for his studies of galaxies. De Vaucouleurs was awarded the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship by the American Astronomical Society in 1988.

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Gérard de Vaucouleurs timeline

  1. Gérard Henri de Vaucouleurs (French pronunciation:; 25 April 1918 – 7 October 1995) was a French astronomer best known for his studies of galaxies.
  2. De Vaucouleurs was awarded the Henry Norris Russell Lectureship by the American Astronomical Society in 1988.

The world when Gérard de Vaucouleurs was born

Gérard de Vaucouleurs was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

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Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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