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Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen

1890 - 1965

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Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen (7 June 1890 – 3 June 1965) was a Norwegian aviation pioneer, military officer, polar explorer and businessman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen has received more than 79,573 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen is the 412th most popular explorer (down from 388th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

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  • 47.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen ranks 412 out of 498. Before him are Eudoxus of Cyzicus, Louis-Gustave Binger, François Levaillant, Theodor Kotschy, Lars Christensen, and Tobias Furneaux. After him are Man of the Hole, Kristian Prestrud, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, Richard Maack, Alexander Burnes, and Valerian Albanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen ranks 194. Before him are Åge Lundström, Herbert Marshall, Robert Armstrong, Luís de Freitas Branco, Paul Scherrer, and Rainer von Fieandt. After him are Mortimer Wheeler, Stanley Holloway, Edgar Kennedy, Verna Felton, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Eino Kaila. Among people deceased in 1965, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen ranks 167. Before him are Sulamith Goldhaber, Charles Sheeler, Ludwig Wrede, Mikheil Tsereteli, W. T. Cosgrave, and Renzo Minoli. After him are Carlos Scarone, Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier, Margaret Dumont, George Călinescu, Hans Beyer, and Bill Black.

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