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Oscar Dickson

1823 - 1897

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Baron Oscar Dickson, or Oskar Dickson (2 December 1823 – 6 June 1897) was a Swedish magnate, bulk merchant, industrialist and philanthropist from a family of Scottish origin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Dickson has received more than 15,013 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Dickson is the 338th most popular explorer (down from 336th in 2019), the 576th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 568th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Explorer.

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  • 15k

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  • 48.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Oscar Dickson ranks 338 out of 405. Before him are William Smith, Frederick William Beechey, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Édouard-Alfred Martel, Philip Carteret, and Khariton Laptev. After him are Georgy Sedov, Benjamin Morrell, John McDouall Stuart, Pyotr Chikhachyov, John Wesley Powell, and Edward Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Oscar Dickson ranks 54. Before him are José María Iglesias, Heymann Steinthal, Jules Émile Planchon, Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Karl Schenk, and Ivan Aksakov. After him are Gustav Adolf, Cardinal Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, John Evans, Gonçalves Dias, Lascăr Catargiu, Daniel Harrwitz, and Joseph Leidy. Among people deceased in 1897, Oscar Dickson ranks 57. Before him are Mutsu Munemitsu, William Henry Conley, Friedrich August Theodor Winnecke, Gotō Shōjirō, Aleko Konstantinov, and Charles Blondin. After him are Léon Gautier, Carl Remigius Fresenius, Heinrich von Stephan, Dimitrie Ghica, Adam Asnyk, and Robert Themptander.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Oscar Dickson ranks 576 out of 1,612. Before him are Gunnar Eriksson (1921), Lisa Fonssagrives (1911), Carl Bonde (1872), Björn Granath (1946), Viveca Sten (1959), and Ivar Lo-Johansson (1901). After him are Gunde Svan (1962), Nils Edén (1871), Naima Wifstrand (1890), Jan Myrdal (1927), Ann-Britt Leyman (1922), and Mats Wahl (1945).

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Among EXPLORERS In Sweden

Among explorers born in Sweden, Oscar Dickson ranks 4. Before him are Sven Hedin (1865), Salomon August Andrée (1854), and Pehr Osbeck (1723). After him are Charles John Andersson (1827).

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