PHOTOGRAPHER

Alexander Gardner

1821 - 1882

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Alexander Gardner (October 17, 1821 – December 10, 1882) was a Scottish photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in that profession. He is best known for his photographs of the American Civil War, U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Gardner has received more than 12,776 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Gardner is the 100th most popular photographer, the 3,274th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 6th most popular British Photographer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.62

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, Alexander Gardner ranks 100 out of 148. Before him are Henry Peach Robinson, Mary Ellen Mark, Roman Vishniac, Bob Guccione, David Douglas Duncan, and Mario Testino. After him are Hedi Slimane, Erwin Olaf, Garry Winogrand, Lucien Clergue, F. Holland Day, and Bert Stern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Alexander Gardner ranks 79. Before him are Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, Apollon Maykov, Nils Johan Andersson, Samuel Baker, Janko Matúška, and Marcus Goldman. After him are John Abbott, Joseph Noel Paton, Charles of Mount Argus, Karl Knies, Henri Alexis Brialmont, and Mathilde Marchesi. Among people deceased in 1882, Alexander Gardner ranks 61. Before him are Henry Cole, Antoine Bussy, Ernest Courtot de Cissey, Juraj Dobrila, Franz von Schober, and Julius Hübner. After him are Katarina Ivanović, Charles Wyville Thomson, Theodor Ludwig Wilhelm von Bischoff, Ion Andreescu, James Spriggs Payne, and George Perkins Marsh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alexander Gardner ranks 3,274 out of 8,785. Before him are N. E. Brown (1849), Keith Campbell (1954), Harry Edwin Wood (1881), Vic Buckingham (1915), Ramón Zabalo (1910), and Marina Sirtis (1955). After him are Doreen Massey (1944), Cliff Allison (1932), Mick Hucknall (1960), Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), Carey Mulligan (1985), and Noah Taylor (1969).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United Kingdom

Among photographers born in United Kingdom, Alexander Gardner ranks 6. Before him are Eadweard Muybridge (1830), Roger Fenton (1819), Cecil Beaton (1904), David Bailey (1938), and Henry Peach Robinson (1830). After him are Allan Warren (1948), Zaida Ben-Yusuf (1869), and Mick Rock (1948).

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