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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 131,830 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Heinrich Barth is the 92nd most popular explorer (up from 108th in 2019), the 969th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,138th in 2019) and the 2nd 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 92 out of 405. Before him are Charles Marie de La Condamine, Juan Díaz de Solís, Sebastian Cabot, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Jean de Béthencourt, and Diogo Dias. After him are Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Robert FitzRoy, Gonzalo Pizarro, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Willem Schouten, and Ferdinand Columbus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Heinrich Barth ranks 17. Before him are Lola Montez, Louis Vuitton, Auguste Mariette, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Arthur Cayley, and Nathan Bedford Forrest. After him are Andrew Kim Taegon, Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Nikolay Nekrasov, Wilhelm Tempel, Johann Josef Loschmidt, and Giovanni Bottesini. Among people deceased in 1865, Heinrich Barth ranks 12. Before him are Emil Lenz, William Rowan Hamilton, Anna Pavlovna of Russia, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, and Christian Jürgensen Thomsen. After him are Robert FitzRoy, Elizabeth Gaskell, Shoqan Walikhanov, Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz, Princess Sophie of Sweden, and Shigechiyo Izumi.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Barth ranks 969 out of 6,142. Before him are Friedrich Kuhlau (1786), Harald Quandt (1921), Lothar von Richthofen (1894), Nastassja Kinski (1961), Robert Huber (1937), and Paul Natorp (1854). After him are Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728), Johannes Frießner (1892), Hans Oster (1887), John, Elector of Saxony (1468), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719), and Georg Bednorz (1950).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Heinrich Barth ranks 2. Before him are Martin Behaim (1459). After him are Carsten Niebuhr (1733), Adam Olearius (1603), Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Hans Staden (1525), John Sutter (1803), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Julius Klaproth (1783), Wilhelm Filchner (1877), and Nikolaus Federmann (1505).

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