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John Oxley

1785 - 1828

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John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an English explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Oxley has received more than 231,163 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Oxley is the 485th most popular explorer (down from 439th in 2019), the 5,758th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,299th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Explorer.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Oxley ranks 485 out of 498. Before him are David Thompson, Sarat Chandra Das, Allan Cunningham, Erling Kagge, Harry Johnston, and William Lashly. After him are Bartholomew Gosnold, James Wordie, John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Ann Bancroft, and Laura Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, John Oxley ranks 59. Before him are Oliver Hazard Perry, Thomas Love Peacock, Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt, Per Georg Scheutz, Manuel Basilio Bustamante, and Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge. After him are Gabriel Moore, and Alexander Porter. Among people deceased in 1828, John Oxley ranks 45. Before him are Vincenzo Monti, Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc, Johann Christoph Wendland, Félix de Avelar Brotero, DeWitt Clinton, and Dugald Stewart. After him is William Few.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Oxley ranks 5,758 out of 8,785. Before him are Alec B. Francis (1867), Tony Pulis (1958), Gerald Logan (1879), Saint Piran (null), Colin McGinn (1950), and Lynn Davies (1942). After him are Walter Donaldson (1907), Imogen Poots (1989), Barbara Burke (1917), James Abbott (1807), Felicia Hemans (1793), and Alan McManus (1971).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, John Oxley ranks 79. Before him are Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Samuel Hearne (1745), David Thompson (1770), Allan Cunningham (1791), Harry Johnston (1858), and William Lashly (1867). After him are Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), James Wordie (1889), Ellen MacArthur (1976), Thomas Mitchell (1792), and Henry Worsley (1960).

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