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Wilhelm Filchner

1877 - 1957

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Wilhelm Filchner (13 September 1877 – 7 May 1957) was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific investigations in China, Tibet and surrounding regions, and led the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–13. As a young military officer, Filchner gained an early reputation for dash and daring, following his travel exploits in Russia and the Pamir Mountains range. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Filchner has received more than 73,473 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Filchner is the 212th most popular explorer (up from 229th in 2019), the 2,367th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,530th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Explorer.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 212 out of 405. Before him are Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Enrique of Malacca, Gaspar de Lemos, Pedro Cieza de León, Julius Klaproth, and Diego de Almagro II. After him are Bento de Góis, Jan Czerski, Cristoforo Buondelmonti, Alejandro Malaspina, René Caillié, and Jean-Baptiste Charcot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 66. Before him are Max Factor, Vladimir Minorsky, Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, Oscar Milosz, Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, and Ivy Lee. After him are George Hackenschmidt, Princess Pauline of Württemberg, Titta Ruffo, Isidora Sekulić, Alfredo Guzzoni, and Renée Vivien. Among people deceased in 1957, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 87. Before him are Josef Lada, Charles Pathé, Albert Anastasia, Sholem Asch, Umberto Saba, and Paul Walden. After him are Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Georges Hébert, Eugène Schueller, Gheorghe Tătărescu, Joseph Canteloube, and Bertha Krupp.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 2,367 out of 6,142. Before him are Konstantin Hierl (1875), Johann Kirnberger (1721), Peter Högl (1897), Philipp Mainländer (1841), Oskar Fischinger (1900), and Günter Wallraff (1942). After him are Otto von Knobelsdorff (1886), Franz Abt (1819), Dorothea Erxleben (1715), Walther Meissner (1882), Guido Buchwald (1961), and Balthasar Hubmaier (1485).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 11. Before him are Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Hans Staden (1525), John Sutter (1803), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), and Julius Klaproth (1783). After him are Nikolaus Federmann (1505), Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540), Carl Peters (1856), Karl Weyprecht (1838), Ludwig Leichhardt (1813), and Adolf Lüderitz (1834).

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