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Edward Wilson

1872 - 1912

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Edward Adrian Wilson (23 July 1872 – 29 March 1912) was an English polar explorer, ornithologist, natural historian, physician and artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Wilson has received more than 29,925 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Wilson is the 292nd most popular explorer (up from 343rd in 2019), the 2,317th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,094th in 2019) and the 34th most popular British Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Edward Wilson ranks 292 out of 498. Before him are Freya Stark, Aleksei Chirikov, Henricus Martellus Germanus, Douglas Mawson, Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia, and Eusebio Kino. After him are Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Lourenço Marques, Semyon Chelyuskin, Louis Jolliet, Charles Francis Hall, and László Almásy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Edward Wilson ranks 90. Before him are Dionysios Kasdaglis, George S. Robertson, Bak Jungyang, Símun av Skarði, Théophile de Donder, and Émile Henry. After him are Déodat de Séverac, William Larned, Mikhail Kuzmin, Camille Guérin, Paul Reinecke, and Franz John. Among people deceased in 1912, Edward Wilson ranks 73. Before him are Francisco Lázaro, Tony Robert-Fleury, Theodor Gomperz, Subh-i-Azal, Paul Kummer, and Bernardino Caballero. After him are Paul Wallot, Björn Jónsson, Clara Barton, Henri Brisson, José Canalejas, and Émile Lemoine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Wilson ranks 2,317 out of 8,785. Before him are Rachel Roberts (1927), David Tomlinson (1917), John Scott Haldane (1860), Murray Head (1946), Martin Donnelly (1964), and John Machin (1680). After him are Julian Bream (1933), Roy Salvadori (1922), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), Chris Squire (1948), Guy Edwards (1942), and Roger Williams (1603).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Edward Wilson ranks 34. Before him are Lady Hester Stanhope (1776), William Smith (1790), Anthony Jenkinson (1529), Humphrey Gilbert (1539), Richard Chancellor (1521), and Douglas Mawson (1882). After him are Alexander Gordon Laing (1794), Alexander Dalrymple (1737), Francis Crozier (1796), John Biscoe (1794), John Byron (1723), and Samuel Baker (1821).

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