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Edgar Evans

1876 - 1912

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Petty Officer Edgar Evans (7 March 1876 – 17 February 1912) was a Welsh Royal Navy petty officer and member of the "Polar Party" in Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole in 1911–1912. This group of five men, personally selected for the final expedition push, attained the Pole on 17 January 1912. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edgar Evans has received more than 210,778 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Evans is the 362nd most popular explorer, the 3,264th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 46th most popular British Explorer.

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  • 210k

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  • 47.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Edgar Evans ranks 362 out of 405. Before him are George Kennan, Vasily Chichagov, Sámuel Teleki, Étienne Brûlé, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, and Teoberto Maler. After him are John Gardner Wilkinson, George Bass, Charles John Andersson, Aeneas Mackintosh, Finn Ronne, and Lauge Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Edgar Evans ranks 142. Before him are Olav Duun, John Marshall, Elmer Drew Merrill, Marvin Hart, Felix Jacoby, and Gwen John. After him are Stephanos Christopoulos, Walter Burley Griffin, Stepan Erzia, Flora Sandes, Violet Gibson, and G. M. Trevelyan. Among people deceased in 1912, Edgar Evans ranks 97. Before him are Patricio Escobar, Paul Gordan, Ahmet Mithat, Ferdinand Zirkel, Pencho Slaveykov, and Anna Filosofova. After him are Spiru Haret, Iakob Gogebashvili, Harriet Quimby, Émile Lemoine, Francis Davis Millet, and Marc-Émile Ruchet.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar Evans ranks 3,264 out of 7,765. Before him are Mel B (1975), Kathy Burke (1964), Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet (1707), Paul Cook (1956), Gwen John (1876), and Anthony Joshua (1989). After him are Jackie Collins (1937), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Biff Byford (1951), Philip Barker-Webb (1793), Henry Bishop (1786), and Andrew Planche (1727).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Edgar Evans ranks 46. Before him are William Smith (1790), Frederick William Beechey (1796), John McDouall Stuart (1815), Edward Wilson (1872), Frank Wild (1873), and Clements Markham (1830). After him are John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), George Bass (1771), Luke Foxe (1586), Alfred Maudslay (1850), John Marshall (1748), and George Nares (1831).

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