1810 - 1881
Johann Ludwig Krapf (11 January 1810 – 26 November 1881) was a German missionary in East Africa, as well as an explorer, linguist, and traveler. Krapf played an important role in exploring East Africa with Johannes Rebmann. They were the first Europeans to see Mount Kenya with the help of Akamba who dwelled at its slopes and Kilimanjaro. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Ludwig Krapf has received more than 167,483 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Ludwig Krapf is the 421st most popular explorer (down from 378th in 2019), the 4,602nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,999th in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Explorer.
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Among explorers, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 421 out of 405. Before him are Fyodor Konyukhov, Artur Chilingarov, Vassili Poyarkov, Tom Crean, John Rae, and Elisha Kent Kane. After him are Aleksandra Potanina, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Louis Hennepin, Edgeworth David, Charles Sturt, and William Lashly.
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 415
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 416
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 417
1877 - 1938
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 418
1813 - 1893
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 419
1820 - 1857
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 420
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 421
1843 - 1893
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 422
1860 - 1936
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 423
1626 - 1704
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 424
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 425
1795 - 1869
HPI: 42.87
Rank: 426
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 427
Among people born in 1810, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 84. Before him are Carl Mayet, Alphonso Taft, Ernestine Rose, Jeremiah S. Black, Julián Castro, and Louis Fraser. After him are John McCloskey, Tomás Gomensoro Albín, Horatio Seymour, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Robert Toombs, and Philip Francis Thomas. Among people deceased in 1881, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 74. Before him are Kolyu Ficheto, Samuel Palmer, Isaac Israel Hayes, George Borrow, Alexandru G. Golescu, and John C. Pemberton. After him are William Burges, Thomas François Burgers, and Sidney Lanier.
1810 - 1868
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 78
1810 - 1891
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 79
1810 - 1892
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 80
1810 - 1883
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 81
1810 - 1875
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 82
1810 - 1866
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 83
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 84
1810 - 1885
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 85
1810 - 1900
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 86
1810 - 1886
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 87
1810 - 1890
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 88
1810 - 1885
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 89
1810 - 1890
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 90
1800 - 1881
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 68
1805 - 1881
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 69
1832 - 1881
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 70
1803 - 1881
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 71
1819 - 1881
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 72
1814 - 1881
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 73
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 74
1827 - 1881
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 75
1834 - 1881
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 76
1842 - 1881
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 77
Among people born in Germany, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 4,602 out of 6,142. Before him are Bernhard Langer (1957), Sebastian Deisler (1980), Klaus Schmidt (1953), Matthias Heidemann (1912), Rosemarie Trockel (1952), and Dolly Haas (1910). After him are Frauke Petry (1975), Bernd Leno (1992), Timur Vermes (1967), Jens Jeremies (1974), Georg Dascher (1911), and Bärbel Bas (1968).
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 4,596
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 4,597
1953 - 2014
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 4,598
1912 - 1970
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 4,599
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 4,600
1910 - 1994
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 4,601
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 4,602
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 4,603
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 4,604
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,605
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,606
1911 - 1944
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,607
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 4,608
Among explorers born in Germany, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 25. Before him are Otto Finsch (1839), Hermann Wissmann (1853), Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831), Theodor von Heuglin (1824), Johannes Rebmann (1820), and Carl Koldewey (1837).
1839 - 1917
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 19
1853 - 1905
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 20
1831 - 1896
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 21
1824 - 1876
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 22
1820 - 1876
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 23
1837 - 1908
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 24
1810 - 1881
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 25