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Charles John Andersson

1827 - 1867

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Karl John (Karl Johan) Andersson (4 March 1827 in Norra Råda Värmland, Sweden – 9 July 1867 in Angola) was a Swedish explorer, hunter and trader as well as an amateur naturalist and ornithologist. He is most famous for the many books he published about his travels, and for being one of the most notable explorers of southern Africa, mostly in present-day Namibia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles John Andersson has received more than 40,787 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles John Andersson is the 424th most popular explorer (down from 364th in 2019), the 860th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 643rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Explorer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Charles John Andersson ranks 424 out of 498. Before him are Valerian Albanov, Lachlan Macquarie, Boyd Alexander, Hugh Clapperton, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, and John Colter. After him are Alfred Maudslay, George Nares, Sverre Hassel, Luke Foxe, Edward John Eyre, and George Back.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Charles John Andersson ranks 57. Before him are Lydia Becker, William Dwight Whitney, Ramón Emeterio Betances, Karl Maximovich, Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford, and Lev Lagorio. After him are Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Quintino Sella, José Manuel Marroquín, Barbara Bodichon, Anthimus VII of Constantinople, and Emma Schenson. Among people deceased in 1867, Charles John Andersson ranks 55. Before him are José Mariano Salas, Karl Ferdinand Sohn, Juan Álvarez, Phan Thanh Giản, Athanasios Miaoulis, and Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg. After him are Kirkpatrick Macmillan, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, Ira Aldridge, Robert Smirke, Nathaniel Parker Willis, and Sterling Price.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles John Andersson ranks 860 out of 1,879. Before him are Stellan Bengtsson (1952), Ola Rapace (1971), Tomas Alfredson (1965), Evert Gunnarsson (1929), Prawitz Öberg (1930), and Otto Andersson (1910). After him are Elis Wiklund (1909), Mary Stävin (1957), Gunnar Höjer (1875), Erik Pettersson (1944), Arne Månsson (1925), and John Levén (1963).

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Among EXPLORERS In Sweden

Among explorers born in Sweden, Charles John Andersson ranks 5. Before him are Sven Hedin (1865), Salomon August Andrée (1854), Pehr Osbeck (1723), and Oscar Dickson (1823).

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