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Orest Khvolson

Orest Khvolson
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Orest Danilovich Khvolson or Chwolson was a Russian and later Soviet physicist and honorary member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1920). He is most noted for being one of the first to study the astronomical gravitational lens effect.

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Who was born first?

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  1. Albert Abraham MichelsonDecember 19, 1852 – May 9, 1931
  2. Henri MoissanSeptember 28, 1852 – February 20, 1907
  3. Jacobus Henricus van 't HoffAugust 30, 1852 – March 1, 1911
  4. John Louis Emil DreyerFebruary 13, 1852 – September 14, 1926
  5. Orest Khvolson (this page)November 22, 1852 – May 11, 1934
  6. Santiago Ramón y CajalMay 1, 1852 – October 17, 1934

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