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Heinrich Barth

1821 - 1865

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Johann Heinrich Barth (; German: [baʁt]; 16 February 1821 – 25 November 1865) was a German explorer of Africa and scholar. Barth is thought to be one of the greatest of the European explorers of Africa, as his scholarly preparation, ability to speak and write Arabic, learning African languages, and character meant that he carefully documented the details of the cultures he visited. He was among the first to comprehend the uses of oral history of peoples, and collected many. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinrich Barth has received more than 144,270 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Heinrich Barth is the 116th most popular explorer (down from 91st in 2019), the 1,260th most popular biography from Germany (down from 969th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Explorer.

Heinrich Barth was a German explorer and missionary who traveled to Africa in the 1800s. He is most famous for his explorations of the Sahara, including the Niger River, and for his translations of Arabic texts.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Heinrich Barth ranks 116 out of 498. Before him are Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Sacagawea, George Vancouver, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and Pánfilo de Narváez. After him are Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Himilco, Hans Staden, Alvise Cadamosto, and Pedro de Mendoza.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Heinrich Barth ranks 21. Before him are Arthur Cayley, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Andrew Kim Taegon, Anita Garibaldi, Nikolay Nekrasov, and Wilhelm Tempel. After him are Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sebastian Kneipp, Giovanni Bottesini, Bartolomé Mitre, Eduard Heine, and Henry Thomas Buckle. Among people deceased in 1865, Heinrich Barth ranks 16. Before him are Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Robert FitzRoy, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz. After him are Shoqan Walikhanov, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Princess Sophie of Sweden, Giuditta Pasta, Kunisada, and Alexandros Mavrokordatos.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Barth ranks 1,260 out of 7,253. Before him are Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (1849), Theodor Busse (1897), August von Wassermann (1866), Klaus Störtebeker (1360), Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg (1684), and Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413). After him are Henri Victor Regnault (1810), Matthias Sammer (1967), Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896), Marita Koch (1957), Frederica Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt (1751), and Gerda Christian (1913).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Heinrich Barth ranks 4. Before him are Martin Behaim (1459), Carsten Niebuhr (1733), and Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676). After him are Hans Staden (1525), Adam Olearius (1603), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), John Sutter (1803), Wilhelm Filchner (1877), Julius Klaproth (1783), and Nikolaus Federmann (1505).

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