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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 4,440,547 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). John Muir is the 20th most popular mountaineer (down from 19th in 2019), the 1,567th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,594th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Mountaineer.

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  • 39

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  • 2.64

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  • 4.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, John Muir ranks 20 out of 45. Before him are Jacques Balmat, Maurice Herzog, Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Lino Lacedelli, and Kurt Diemberger. After him are Matthias Zurbriggen, Anatoli Boukreev, Lionel Terray, Alain Robert, Andrew Irvine, and Krzysztof Wielicki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1838, John Muir ranks 40. Before him are Ludwig Gumplowicz, Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha, Fredrik Idestam, Vatroslav Jagić, George William Hill, and Clemens Winkler. After him are Annie Edson Taylor, Jean-Paul Laurens, Duke Philipp of Württemberg, Nicolae Grigorescu, Henry Sidgwick, and Edwin Abbott Abbott. Among people deceased in 1914, John Muir ranks 44. Before him are Charles Martin Hall, Julio Argentino Roca, Theodor Lipps, Louis Couturat, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, and George William Hill. After him are Ödön Lechner, John Henry Poynting, Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen, Paul Héroult, Stevan Mokranjac, and Ivan Zajc.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Muir ranks 1,567 out of 7,765. Before him are Margaret Burbidge (1919), Olaf Stapledon (1886), John Smyth (1570), George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), William Auld (1924), and William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720). After him are David Coulthard (1971), Frances Shand Kydd (1936), Margaret Douglas (1515), William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham (1708), John Barbirolli (1899), and Oliver Hart (1948).

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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 Andrew Irvine (1902), Albert F. Mummery (1855), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), and Alison Hargreaves (1962).

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