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Elisha Kent Kane

1820 - 1857

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Elisha Kent Kane (February 3, 1820 – February 16, 1857) was a United States Navy medical officer and Arctic explorer. He served as assistant surgeon during Caleb Cushing's journey to China to negotiate the Treaty of Wangxia and in the Africa Squadron. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elisha Kent Kane has received more than 75,092 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Elisha Kent Kane is the 477th most popular explorer (down from 419th in 2019), the 10,926th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,645th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 75k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Elisha Kent Kane ranks 477 out of 498. Before him are George Grey, Jan Carstenszoon, Hubert Wilkins, Tryggve Gran, Adolphus Greely, and Wiley Post. After him are Samuel Hearne, David Thompson, Sarat Chandra Das, Allan Cunningham, Erling Kagge, and Harry Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1820, Elisha Kent Kane ranks 81. Before him are Henry Jarvis Raymond, Anthony W. Gardiner, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, George Hearst, George Grove, and Thomas Baines. After him are Worthington Whittredge, and Earl Van Dorn. Among people deceased in 1857, Elisha Kent Kane ranks 59. Before him are Karol Kurpiński, Louis McLane, Vasily Perovsky, Gulab Singh, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, and William L. Marcy. After him are David Thompson, and Nasir-ud-Daulah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Elisha Kent Kane ranks 10,926 out of 20,380. Before him are Mara Corday (1930), Jim Inhofe (1934), Maxine Singer (1931), Frank Vaughn (1902), Clifton Collins Jr. (1970), and Francis George (1937). After him are Tyrell Biggs (1960), Slide Hampton (1932), Stephen Schwartz (1948), Jeremiah Denton (1924), Floyd Landis (1975), and Steven Lindsey (1960).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Elisha Kent Kane ranks 36. Before him are Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), John Colter (1774), Matthew Henson (1866), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Adolphus Greely (1844), and Wiley Post (1898). After him are Ann Bancroft (1955), Ezra Meeker (1830), and Sue Hendrickson (1949).

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