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Oscar Wisting

1871 - 1936

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Oscar Adolf Wisting (6 June 1871 – 5 December 1936) was a Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oscar Wisting has received more than 91,414 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Wisting is the 190th most popular explorer (down from 156th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Norway (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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  • 91k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Oscar Wisting ranks 190 out of 405Before him are Don Walsh, Francisco de Bobadilla, Jimmie Angel, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Fernão do Pó, and Alexander Andreyevich Baranov. After him are Henri Mouhot, George W. De Long, Nuno Tristão, Daniel Boone, Hendrik Brouwer, and James Bruce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Oscar Wisting ranks 57Before him are Hubert Cecil Booth, William Heard Kilpatrick, Cesare Mori, Claus Schilling, Doppo Kunikida, and Mariano Fortuny. After him are Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Erich von Tschermak, Arthur Tansley, Gjergj Fishta, Alajos Szokolyi, and Segundo de Chomón. Among people deceased in 1936, Oscar Wisting ranks 71Before him are Henri de Régnier, Irving Thalberg, Takahashi Korekiyo, Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva, Nestor Lakoba, and Hans Poelzig. After him are Alexandros Zaimis, Richard Hauptmann, Sergey Kamenev, José Calvo Sotelo, Oskar Barnack, and Sergei Shchukin.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Oscar Wisting ranks 112 out of 927Before him are Kristian Birkeland (1867), Nordahl Grieg (1902), Naddodd (900), Belle Gunness (1859), Varg Vikernes (1973), and Thorleif Haug (1894). After him are Arne Garborg (1851), Ole Bull (1810), May-Britt Moser (1963), Rikard Nordraak (1842), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), and Jonas Gahr Støre (1960).

Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Oscar Wisting ranks 10Before him are Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), Otto Sverdrup (1854), Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Hjalmar Johansen (1867), and Naddodd (900). After him are Helmer Hanssen (1870), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), and Jens Munk (1579).