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John Oxley

1785 - 1828

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John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an 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 216,104 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Oxley is the 440th most popular explorer (down from 399th in 2019), the 5,311th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,813th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Explorer.

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  • 39.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Oxley ranks 440 out of 405. Before him are Henry Seebohm, Harry Johnston, George Grey, Allan Cunningham, Adolphus Greely, and Bartholomew Gosnold. After him are James Wordie, John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Thomas Mitchell, Ann Bancroft, and Marek Kamiński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1785, John Oxley ranks 54. Before him are Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt, Per Georg Scheutz, Thomas Love Peacock, Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann, Arvid August Afzelius, and Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge. After him is Gabriel Moore. Among people deceased in 1828, John Oxley ranks 39. Before him are Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc, Rachel Jackson, 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 5,311 out of 7,765. Before him are Gary McAllister (1964), Peter Sallis (1921), Graham Poll (1963), Simon Shelton (1966), Richard Lovelace (1617), and John Wark (1957). After him are Ian Raby (1921), Hazel Court (1926), Tom Whittaker (1898), Anthony Davidson (1979), David Haye (1980), and Taylor Wane (1968).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, John Oxley ranks 76. Before him are David Thompson (1770), Samuel Hearne (1745), Henry Seebohm (1832), Harry Johnston (1858), Allan Cunningham (1791), and Bartholomew Gosnold (1572). After him are James Wordie (1889), Ellen MacArthur (1976), Thomas Mitchell (1792), and Henry Worsley (1960).

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