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George Nares

1831 - 1915

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Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares (24 April 1831 – 15 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. He commanded the Challenger Expedition, and the British Arctic Expedition. He was highly thought of as a leader and scientific explorer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Nares has received more than 160,671 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. George Nares is the 426th most popular explorer (down from 378th in 2019), the 4,033rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,566th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Explorer.

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  • 46.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, George Nares ranks 426 out of 498. Before him are Boyd Alexander, Hugh Clapperton, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, John Colter, Charles John Andersson, and Alfred Maudslay. After him are Sverre Hassel, Luke Foxe, Edward John Eyre, George Back, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, and Robert McClure.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, George Nares ranks 95. Before him are Fyodor Bredikhin, Ignatius L. Donnelly, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Álvares de Azevedo, Lucy Webb Hayes, and John Bell Hood. After him are Eduard von Martens, Peter Tait, Mariano Baptista, Adolfo Ballivián, John Schofield, and Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon. Among people deceased in 1915, George Nares ranks 108. Before him are Hans von Berlepsch, Mari Beyleryan, Kálmán Széll, Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero, Édouard Vaillant, and Greene Vardiman Black. After him are Nelson W. Aldrich, Antonio Flores Jijón, Lajos Gönczy, Nikolay Umov, Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, and Solomon Schechter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Nares ranks 4,033 out of 8,785. Before him are Geoff Lees (1951), Arthur St. Clair (1737), Harry Stafford (1869), Jason Orange (1970), Alistair Overeem (1980), and Douglas Slocombe (1913). After him are Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), Dave Mackay (1934), Jonathan Sacks (1948), Constance Collier (1878), M.I.A. (1975), and John Pritchard (1921).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, George Nares ranks 54. Before him are Tobias Furneaux (1735), Alexander Burnes (1805), Lachlan Macquarie (1762), Boyd Alexander (1873), Hugh Clapperton (1788), and Alfred Maudslay (1850). After him are Luke Foxe (1586), Edward John Eyre (1815), George Back (1796), Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (1764), John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), and Herbert Ponting (1870).

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