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Allan Cunningham

1791 - 1839

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Allan Cunningham (13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his expeditions into uncolonised areas of eastern Australia to collect plants and report on the suitability of the land for grazing purposes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allan Cunningham has received more than 8,942 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Cunningham is the 481st most popular explorer (down from 436th in 2019), the 5,582nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,915th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Explorer.

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  • 8.9k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Allan Cunningham ranks 481 out of 498. Before him are Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, Elisha Kent Kane, Samuel Hearne, David Thompson, and Sarat Chandra Das. After him are Erling Kagge, Harry Johnston, William Lashly, John Oxley, Bartholomew Gosnold, and James Wordie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1791, Allan Cunningham ranks 48. Before him are Henryk Rzewuski, Juan Francisco Giró, Kazimierz Brodziński, John Nelson, Peter Cooper, and George Peacock.  Among people deceased in 1839, Allan Cunningham ranks 44. Before him are Benjamin Morrell, José María Heredia y Heredia, Alexander Odoevsky, Jens Esmark, William Beechey, and Thomas Bibb. After him is Sybil Ludington.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Allan Cunningham ranks 5,582 out of 8,785. Before him are Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873), Barry Unsworth (1930), Peter Noone (1947), Mary Berry (1935), Passenger (1984), and John Sell Cotman (1782). After him are Iain Pears (1955), Tammy Abraham (1997), Antony Tudor (1908), Mason Mount (1999), Nigel Stepney (1958), and Norman Whiteside (1965).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Allan Cunningham ranks 76. Before him are Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), Anthony de la Roché (1700), Ranulph Fiennes (1944), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Samuel Hearne (1745), and David Thompson (1770). After him are Harry Johnston (1858), William Lashly (1867), John Oxley (1785), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), James Wordie (1889), and Ellen MacArthur (1976).

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