Thomas Bopp

Thomas Joel Bopp was an American amateur astronomer. In 1995, he discovered comet Hale–Bopp; Alan Hale discovered it independently at almost the same time, and it was thus named after both of them. At the time of the comet discovery he was a manager at a construction materials factory and an amateur astronomer.

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Who was born first?

• Thomas Bopp and Peter Agre were born the same year
• Thomas Bopp and Hugh David Politzer were born the same year
• Thomas Bopp and Jiří Drahoš were born the same year
• Thomas Bopp and Michael Houghton were born the same year
• Thomas Bopp and Michael W. Young were born the same year

Timeline

1. Hugh David PolitzerAugust 31, 1949 – present
2. Jiří DrahošFebruary 20, 1949 – present
3. Michael Houghton1949 – present
4. Michael W. YoungMarch 28, 1949 – present
5. Peter AgreJanuary 30, 1949 – present
6. Thomas Bopp (this page)October 15, 1949 – January 5, 2018

Related

• Isaac NewtonDecember 25, 1642 – March 20, 1727
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Immanuel KantApril 22, 1724 – February 12, 1804
• René DescartesMarch 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650
• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716