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John Muir

1838 - 1914

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John Muir ( MURE; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American: 42  naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His books, letters and essays describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park, and his example has served as an inspiration for the preservation of many other wilderness areas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Muir has received more than 4,709,165 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). John Muir is the 21st most popular mountaineer (down from 19th in 2019), the 1,643rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,562nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Mountaineer.

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  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, John Muir ranks 21 out of 56. Before him are Wanda Rutkiewicz, Maurice Herzog, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, Kurt Diemberger, and Alain Robert. After him are Albert F. Mummery, Lionel Terray, Andrew Irvine, Anatoli Boukreev, Krzysztof Wielicki, and Jon Krakauer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, John Muir ranks 46. Before him are Edwin Abbott Abbott, Clemens Winkler, Lucien Olivier, Henry Sidgwick, Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, and Prince Louis, Count of Trani. After him are Duke Philipp of Württemberg, James Craig Watson, Nicolae Grigorescu, Yikuang, Victoria Woodhull, and George William Hill. Among people deceased in 1914, John Muir ranks 48. Before him are Ivan Zajc, John Henry Poynting, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Stevan Mokranjac, Charles Martin Hall, and Ödön Lechner. After him are Albert Günther, Giovanni Sgambati, David Gill, Pierre Souvestre, Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg, and Paul Héroult.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Muir ranks 1,643 out of 8,785. Before him are Malcolm Arnold (1921), Helen Allingham (1848), K. K. Downing (1951), David Yates (1963), Matthew Arnold (1822), and Peter Barlow (1776). After him are John Collier (1850), George Grenville (1712), Samuel Wallis (1728), Edward Fox (1937), Rebecca West (1892), and Sebastian Coe (1956).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In United Kingdom

Among mountaineers born in United Kingdom, John Muir ranks 3. Before him are George Mallory (1886), and Edward Whymper (1840). After him are Albert F. Mummery (1855), Andrew Irvine (1902), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), and Alison Hargreaves (1962).

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