MOUNTAINEER

Edward Whymper

1840 - 1911

Edward Whymper

Edward Whymper FRSE (27 April 1840 – 16 September 1911) was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. Whymper also made important first ascents on the Mont Blanc massif and in the Pennine Alps, Chimborazo in South America, and the Canadian Rockies. His exploration of Greenland contributed an important advance to Arctic exploration. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Whymper is the 13th most popular mountaineer (down from 9th in 2019), the 1,239th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 826th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Mountaineer.

Edward Whymper is most famous for being the first person to climb the Matterhorn.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Edward Whymper ranks 13 out of 56. Before him are Horace Bénédict de Saussure, George Mallory, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Jerzy Kukuczka, Jacques Balmat, and Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi. After him are Hermann Buhl, Maurice Herzog, Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, and Lino Lacedelli.

Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia

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Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1740 - 1799
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 7
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 8
Wanda Rutkiewicz
1943 - 1992
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 9
Jerzy Kukuczka
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
Jacques Balmat
1762 - 1834
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 11
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
1873 - 1933
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 12
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 13
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 14
Maurice Herzog
1919 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 15
Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 16
Achille Compagnoni
1914 - 2009
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 17
Matthias Zurbriggen
1856 - 1917
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 18
Lino Lacedelli
1925 - 2009
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 19

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Edward Whymper ranks 28. Before him are Hans Makart, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Giovanni Verga, Johan Svendsen, Per Teodor Cleve, and Princess Margaretha of Saxony. After him are Manuel de Arriaga, Sisowath of Cambodia, Kuroda Kiyotaka, William, Prince of Orange, Friedrich Kohlrausch, and Emin Pasha. Among people deceased in 1911, Edward Whymper ranks 22. Before him are Laura Marx, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, Valentin Serov, Williamina Fleming, and Johan Svendsen. After him are Joseph Bell, Theodor Escherich, Ahmed ‘Urabi, Alexandre Guilmant, Jules Brunet, and Jozef Israëls.

Others Born in 1840

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Hans Makart
PAINTER
1840 - 1884
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 22
Alfred Thayer Mahan
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 23
Giovanni Verga
WRITER
1840 - 1922
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 24
Johan Svendsen
COMPOSER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 25
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 26
Princess Margaretha of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1858
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 27
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 28
Manuel de Arriaga
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1917
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 29
Sisowath of Cambodia
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1927
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 30
Kuroda Kiyotaka
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1900
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 31
William, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1879
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 32
Friedrich Kohlrausch
PHYSICIST
1840 - 1910
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 33
Emin Pasha
EXPLORER
1840 - 1892
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 34

Others Deceased in 1911

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Laura Marx
WRITER
1845 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 16
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1911
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 17
Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1911
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 18
Valentin Serov
PAINTER
1865 - 1911
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 19
Williamina Fleming
ASTRONOMER
1857 - 1911
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 20
Johan Svendsen
COMPOSER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 21
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 22
Joseph Bell
INSPIRATION
1837 - 1911
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 23
Theodor Escherich
BIOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 24
Ahmed ‘Urabi
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1911
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 25
Alexandre Guilmant
COMPOSER
1837 - 1911
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 26
Jules Brunet
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1838 - 1911
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 27
Jozef Israëls
PAINTER
1824 - 1911
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 28

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Whymper ranks 1,239 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Michael of Kent (1942), Ian Curtis (1956), Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1849), Edgar F. Codd (1923), Edmund Kean (1787), and Sebastian Shaw (1905). After him are Gilbert Ryle (1900), R. D. Laing (1927), William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg (1184), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Judith of Flanders (844), and Roy Hodgson (1947).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Prince Michael of Kent
NOBLEMAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,233
Ian Curtis
MUSICIAN
1956 - 1980
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,234
Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1936
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 1,235
Edgar F. Codd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1923 - 2003
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,236
Edmund Kean
ACTOR
1787 - 1833
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,237
Sebastian Shaw
ACTOR
1905 - 1994
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 1,238
Edward Whymper
MOUNTAINEER
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,239
Gilbert Ryle
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,240
R. D. Laing
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 1,241
William of Winchester, Lord of Lunenburg
NOBLEMAN
1184 - 1213
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 1,242
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1158 - 1186
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,243
Judith of Flanders
COMPANION
844 - 870
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,244
Roy Hodgson
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,245