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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 77,549 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Filchner is the 197th most popular explorer (up from 211th in 2019), the 2,320th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,364th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 197 out of 498. Before him are Alexander Mackenzie, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Olivier van Noort, Matthew Flinders, and Jean-Baptiste Charcot. After him are James Weddell, Samuel Wallis, André Thevet, Vasily Tatishchev, Estêvão Gomes, and Naddodd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 62. Before him are Chaim Rumkowski, Édouard Herzen, Max Factor, Oscar Milosz, Frank Marshall, and Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. After him are Henri Breuil, Rosika Schwimmer, Erik Scavenius, Ivy Lee, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, and Renée Vivien. Among people deceased in 1957, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 88. Before him are Hasui Kawase, Álvaro Gestido, Rudolf Schmidt, Sholem Asch, Prince Franz of Bavaria, and Rudolf Weigl. After him are Umberto Saba, Paja Jovanović, Gheorghe Tătărescu, Heinrich Bär, Albert Anastasia, and Dorothy L. Sayers.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 2,320 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach (1662), Hermann Breith (1892), Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806), Erich Mühsam (1878), Winrich von Kniprode (1310), and Johann Georg Gmelin (1709). After him are Friedrich Loeffler (1852), Paul Lincke (1866), Louis III, Elector Palatine (1378), Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1763), Walter Brandmüller (1929), and Carl Reichenbach (1788).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 10. Before him are Heinrich Barth (1821), Hans Staden (1525), Adam Olearius (1603), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), and John Sutter (1803). After him are Julius Klaproth (1783), Nikolaus Federmann (1505), Carl Peters (1856), Karl Weyprecht (1838), Adolf Lüderitz (1834), and Henricus Martellus Germanus (1401).

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