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Louis-Gustave Binger

1856 - 1936

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Louis-Gustave Binger (French pronunciation: [lwi ɡystav bɛ̃ʒe]; 14 October 1856 – 10 November 1936) was a French officer and explorer who claimed the Côte d'Ivoire for France. Binger was born at Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin departement. In 1887 he traveled from Senegal up to the Niger River, arriving at Grand Bassam in 1889. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis-Gustave Binger has received more than 32,975 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis-Gustave Binger is the 407th most popular explorer, the 4,510th most popular biography from France and the 36th most popular French Explorer.

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  • 47.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 407 out of 498. Before him are Christopher Middleton, Edward Belcher, Frederick Russell Burnham, Boris Vilkitsky, Gennady Nevelskoy, and Eudoxus of Cyzicus. After him are François Levaillant, Theodor Kotschy, Lars Christensen, Tobias Furneaux, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, and Man of the Hole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 106. Before him are Wilhelm Geiger, Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Alfred Deakin, Nigâr Hanım, Leon Benois, and Orville Gibson. After him are Jens Christian Christensen, Helene von Druskowitz, Paul Henri Lecomte, Vernon Lee, Belisario Porras Barahona, and Edward Goodrich Acheson. Among people deceased in 1936, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 162. Before him are Henry B. Walthall, Marianne Hainisch, Niels Neergaard, Marilyn Miller, A. E. Housman, and Lola Mora. After him are Alan Crosland, Vladimir Bogoraz, Hermann Hirt, Teresa de la Parra, Gunnar Höjer, and Arthur Amundsen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 4,510 out of 6,770. Before him are François Hesnault (1956), Jean Dréville (1906), James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope (1673), Herman Georges Berger (1875), Jean Aicard (1848), and Yannick Dalmas (1961). After him are Charles Collignon (1877), Simon Abkarian (1962), Henry of Blois (1096), Marouane Chamakh (1984), Mikaël Silvestre (1977), and Roger Vercel (1894).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 36. Before him are Louis de Freycinet (1779), Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859), Jean Louis Marie Poiret (1755), Henri Duveyrier (1840), Étienne Brûlé (1592), and Jacques Labillardière (1755). After him are Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798).

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