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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

1810 - 1897

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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast (3 January 1810 – 19 March 1897) was an Irish-born French explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer notable for his travels in Ethiopia during the first half of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie has received more than 54,341 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie is the 154th most popular explorer (up from 174th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 84th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 154 out of 405Before him are Vladimir Arsenyev, Hans Staden, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, John Sutter, Juan de Grijalva, and Adrien de Gerlache. After him are Samuel Wallis, Ahmad ibn Rustah, Anthony van Diemen, Sophie Blanchard, Gerónimo de Aguilar, and Gil Eanes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 26Before him are Karl Richard Lepsius, Francesco Maria Piave, Fanny Elssler, Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet, Constant Troyon, and Oliver Winchester. After him are Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre, Jules Perrot, Ferenc Erkel, Howard Staunton, and Ole Bull. Among people deceased in 1897, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 23Before him are Salomon August Andrée, Andrés Bonifacio, Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, and Giuseppina Strepponi. After him are Galileo Ferraris, Alexei Savrasov, Viktor Meyer, Khurshidbanu Natavan, Minna Canth, and Stanislas de Guaita.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 70 out of 501Before him are Brigid of Kildare (451), Brian Cowen (1960), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Brian Boru (941), Sinéad O'Connor (1966), and Mary Robinson (1944). After him are George Johnstone Stoney (1826), Conor McGregor (1988), Kevin Farrell (1947), J. D. Bernal (1901), Vergilius of Salzburg (700), and Charles Maturin (1780).

Among EXPLORERS In Ireland

Among explorers born in Ireland, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 2Before him are Ernest Shackleton (1874). After him are Edward Bransfield (1785), Henry Kellett (1806), Robert McClure (1807), Robert O'Hara Burke (1821), and Tom Crean (1877).