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Ármin Vámbéry

1832 - 1913

Ármin Vámbéry

Ármin Vámbéry (born Hermann Wamberger; 19 March 1832 – 15 September 1913), also known as Arminius Vámbéry, was a Hungarian Turkologist and traveller. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ármin Vámbéry has received more than 177,228 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Ármin Vámbéry is the 80th most popular explorer (up from 82nd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Slovakia (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Slovak Explorer.

Armin Vámbéry was a Hungarian-born explorer and writer. He is most famous for his 1866 book, "Travels in Central Asia," which detailed his travels in the Ottoman Empire and Persia.

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61.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.01
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ármin Vámbéry ranks 80 out of 405. Before him are Jules Dumont d'Urville, Calamity Jane, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Richard E. Byrd, and Benjamin of Tudela. After him are Stepan Makarov, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Bjarni Herjólfsson, Yaqut al-Hamawi, Jeanne Baret, and Charles Marie de La Condamine.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Jules Dumont d'Urville
1790 - 1842
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 74
Calamity Jane
1852 - 1903
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 75
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
1542 - 1595
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 76
Ferdinand von Wrangel
1797 - 1870
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 77
Richard E. Byrd
1888 - 1957
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 78
Benjamin of Tudela
1130 - 1173
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 79
Ármin Vámbéry
1832 - 1913
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 80
Stepan Makarov
1848 - 1904
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 81
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
1488 - 1559
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 82
Bjarni Herjólfsson
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 83
Yaqut al-Hamawi
1179 - 1229
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 84
Jeanne Baret
1740 - 1807
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 85
Charles Marie de La Condamine
1701 - 1774
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 86

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1832, Ármin Vámbéry ranks 17. Before him are Ivan Shishkin, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, José Echegaray, George, King of Saxony, Jules Ferry, and Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia. After him are Felice Beato, Alfred von Waldersee, Andrew Dickson White, Osman Nuri Pasha, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier. Among people deceased in 1913, Ármin Vámbéry ranks 16. Before him are Lesya Ukrainka, Tobias Asser, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Josephine Cochrane, August Bebel, and Francisco I. Madero. After him are Philip Sclater, Katsura Tarō, Lewis A. Swift, Blanche Monnier, Gustaf de Laval, and Alfred Redl.

Others Born in 1832

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Ivan Shishkin
1832 - 1898
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 11
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
1832 - 1901
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 12
José Echegaray
1832 - 1916
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 13
George, King of Saxony
1832 - 1904
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 14
Jules Ferry
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 15
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
1832 - 1909
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 16
Ármin Vámbéry
1832 - 1913
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 17
Felice Beato
1832 - 1909
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 18
Alfred von Waldersee
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 19
Andrew Dickson White
1832 - 1918
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 20
Osman Nuri Pasha
1832 - 1900
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 21
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832 - 1910
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 22
Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier
1832 - 1897
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 23