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Henri Mouhot

1826 - 1861

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Alexandre Henri Mouhot (15 May 1826 – 10 November 1861) was a French naturalist and explorer of the mid-19th century. He was born in Montbéliard, Doubs, France, near the Swiss border, but spent his childhood in Russia and, possibly, parts of Asia. He died near Luang-Prabang, Laos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henri Mouhot has received more than 121,882 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Henri Mouhot is the 170th most popular explorer (up from 190th in 2019), the 2,107th most popular biography from France (up from 2,337th in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Explorer.

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  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Henri Mouhot ranks 170 out of 498. Before him are Ruy López de Villalobos, Gustav Nachtigal, Luís Vaz de Torres, Niccolò de' Conti, James Bruce, and Lancelotto Malocello. After him are Paulo da Gama, Gaspar Corte-Real, António de Abreu, Simon Fraser, John Sutter, and Anthony van Diemen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1826, Henri Mouhot ranks 21. Before him are Zénobe Gramme, Adolf Bastian, George B. McClellan, Karl von Piloty, Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia, and Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are George Johnstone Stoney, Cetshwayo kaMpande, Walter Bagehot, Stephen Foster, Giuseppe Zanardelli, and Gustave Moynier. Among people deceased in 1861, Henri Mouhot ranks 24. Before him are Henri Murger, Teréz Brunszvik, Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin, Heinrich Marschner, and Jonas Furrer. After him are Henry Gray, Nikolay Dobrolyubov, Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov, Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, Eugène de Mazenod, and Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.

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In France

Among people born in France, Henri Mouhot ranks 2,107 out of 6,770. Before him are Marguerite of Lorraine (1615), Jean Wahl (1888), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), John III, Duke of Brittany (1286), Carle Vernet (1758), and Louis Réard (1897). After him are Madeleine of Valois (1520), Fabre d'Églantine (1750), Manitas de Plata (1921), John II, Duke of Lorraine (1425), Charles Friedel (1822), and Théodore de Banville (1823).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Henri Mouhot ranks 14. Before him are Jeanne Baret (1740), Jean de Béthencourt (1362), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), Jean Chardin (1643), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), and René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643). After him are Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (1757), René Caillié (1799), Sophie Blanchard (1778), Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605), Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867), and André Thevet (1516).

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