# Carl A. Wirtanen

> Carl Alvar Wirtanen was an American astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets who worked at Lick Observatory. He was of Finnish ancestry.

*American astronomer (1910–1990)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/carl-a-wirtanen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1910-11-11
- **Died:** 1990-03-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 16.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [卡爾·維爾塔寧](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%A1%E7%88%BE%C2%B7%E7%B6%AD%E7%88%BE%E5%A1%94%E5%AF%A7)
- [كارل ويرتانن](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86)
- [Карл Виртанен](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Carl Wirtanen](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Wirtanen)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Carl A. Wirtanen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_A._Wirtanen)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Carl A. Wirtanen](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_A._Wirtanen)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Կառլ Վիրտանեն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%AC_%D5%8E%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%B6)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [カール・ワータネン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8D%E3%83%B3)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Виртанен, Карл Альвар](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Carl Alvar Wirtanen](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Alvar_Wirtanen)
- [Карл Альвар Віртанен](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%92%D1%96%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q543485)

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