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Meriwether Lewis

1774 - 1809

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Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data and information on indigenous nations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meriwether Lewis has received more than 2,899,979 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Meriwether Lewis is the 304th most popular explorer (down from 294th in 2019), the 4,306th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,422nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Meriwether Lewis ranks 304 out of 498. Before him are László Almásy, Peter Freuchen, Alexander Gordon Laing, Fernão de Loronha, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser, and Bertrand Piccard. After him are Gustav Adolf von Götzen, Ludwig Leichhardt, Edward S. Curtis, Helmer Hanssen, Francis Younghusband, and Sebastián Vizcaíno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1774, Meriwether Lewis ranks 27. Before him are Pierre Rode, Daniel D. Tompkins, Marie-Denise Villers, Georg von Langsdorff, Karl Mollweide, and André Marie Constant Duméril. After him are Václav Tomášek, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Dawud Pasha of Baghdad, Johnny Appleseed, and Juan Aldama. Among people deceased in 1809, Meriwether Lewis ranks 21. Before him are William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Ueda Akinari, Augustin Pajou, Ludwig von Cobenzl, Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, and Dirk van der Aa. After him are Anton Stamitz, Nicolas Dalayrac, Ignacy Potocki, Molla Vali Vidadi, Andrew Planche, and Vasily Chichagov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Meriwether Lewis ranks 4,306 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Johnson (1967), Billy Hayes (1947), John Tukey (1915), Lee Wallard (1910), Ray Dalio (1949), and Eve Meyer (1928). After him are Cyrus West Field (1819), Brock Lesnar (1977), Stephen Cook (1939), Cathy O'Donnell (1923), Paul Mazursky (1930), and Lynn Cohen (1933).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Meriwether Lewis ranks 19. Before him are Daniel Boone (1734), Jedediah Smith (1799), Jim Bridger (1804), Charles Wilkes (1798), Ada Blackjack (1898), and Charles Francis Hall (1821). After him are Edward S. Curtis (1868), Chris McCandless (1968), Roy Chapman Andrews (1884), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), William Clark (1770), and Louise Arner Boyd (1887).

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