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Thomas Mitchell

1792 - 1855

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Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell (15 June 1792 – 5 October 1855), often called Major Mitchell, was a Scottish surveyor and explorer of Southeastern Australia. He was born in Scotland and served in the British Army during the Peninsular War. In 1827 he took up an appointment as Assistant Surveyor General of New South Wales. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Mitchell has received more than 33,723 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Thomas Mitchell is the 493rd most popular explorer (down from 443rd in 2019), the 6,466th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,777th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular British Explorer.

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  • 36.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Thomas Mitchell ranks 493 out of 498. Before him are James Wordie, John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Ann Bancroft, Laura Dekker, and Hamilton Hume. After him are Ezra Meeker, Marek Kamiński, Sue Hendrickson, Henry Worsley, and Tim Flannery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1792, Thomas Mitchell ranks 74. Before him are Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Lowell Mason, John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, Thomas Romney Robinson, William Hobson, and John Keble.  Among people deceased in 1855, Thomas Mitchell ranks 53. Before him are John Canfield Spencer, Henry De la Beche, Sahle Dengel, Feargus O'Connor, Dorothy Wordsworth, and Mary Russell Mitford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Mitchell ranks 6,466 out of 8,785. Before him are Ione Skye (1970), Khalid Abdalla (1980), Adrian Scarborough (1968), Chris Cunningham (1970), Mark Bowen (1963), and Eric Morecambe (1926). After him are Jonathan Miller (1934), David Oakes (1983), Dean Saunders (1964), Joe Gomez (1997), Claire Williams (1976), and Andy Sneap (1969).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Thomas Mitchell ranks 83. Before him are Harry Johnston (1858), William Lashly (1867), John Oxley (1785), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), James Wordie (1889), and Ellen MacArthur (1976). After him are Henry Worsley (1960).

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