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Allan Cunningham

1791 - 1839

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Allan Cunningham (13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his expeditions into uncolonised areas of eastern Australia to collect plants and report on the suitability of the land for grazing purposes. The standard author abbreviation A.Cunn. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Cunningham is the 458th most popular explorer (up from 481st in 2019), the 4,831st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,582nd in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Allan Cunningham ranks 458 out of 498. Before him are Herbert Ponting, George Back, Ed Stafford, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Lars Christensen, and Kristian Prestrud. After him are Edgeworth David, George Grey, Henry Seebohm, Tom Crean, Edgar Evans, and Aleksandra Potanina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1791, Allan Cunningham ranks 47. Before him are József Katona, Alexis Thérèse Petit, José Ignacio Pavón, Henryk Rzewuski, Juan Francisco Giró, and Kazimierz Brodziński. After him is John Nelson. Among people deceased in 1839, Allan Cunningham ranks 41. Before him are Bhimsen Thapa, Alexander Odoevsky, José María Heredia y Heredia, Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, and Jens Esmark. After him are William Beechey, Benjamin Morrell, Thomas Bibb, and Sybil Ludington.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Allan Cunningham ranks 4,832 out of 8,785. Before him are Michelle Ryan (1984), Spottiswoode Aitken (1868), Gavin Bryars (1943), Alister McGrath (1953), Chris Craft (1939), and Allan Warren (1948). After him are Francis Chichester (1901), Martin O'Neill (1952), Isaac Roberts (1829), Pino Palladino (1957), Kathryn Beaumont (1938), and Sam Brown (1964).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Allan Cunningham ranks 68. Before him are Boyd Alexander (1873), John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), Herbert Ponting (1870), George Back (1796), Ed Stafford (1975), and Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886). After him are Edgeworth David (1858), Henry Seebohm (1832), Edgar Evans (1876), Samuel Hearne (1745), Thomas Button (1575), and Henry Robertson Bowers (1883).

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