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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie

1810 - 1897

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Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie d'Arrast (3 January 1810 – 19 March 1897) was a French-Basque explorer, geographer, ethnologist, linguist and astronomer of Irish birth, renowned for his expeditions in Ethiopia during the early 19th century. He was the elder brother of Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie, who accompanied him on his travels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie is the 169th most popular explorer (down from 161st in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 71st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Irish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 169 out of 498. Before him are Enrique of Malacca, Otto Sverdrup, Emin Pasha, Isabelle Eberhardt, Fernão do Pó, and Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. After him are Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Paulo da Gama, Gaspar de Lemos, Gustav Nachtigal, and Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 30. Before him are Hermann Heinrich Gossen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Francesco Maria Piave, Constant Troyon, Ferenc Erkel, and Jules Perrot. After him are Ole Bull, Edward Blyth, George Robert Waterhouse, Pierre Edmond Boissier, Hans Christian Lumbye, and Wilhelm Marstrand. Among people deceased in 1897, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 25. Before him are Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, Andrés Bonifacio, Prince William of Baden, Giuseppina Strepponi, Galileo Ferraris, and Minna Canth. After him are Antonio Cánovas del Castillo, Léon Boëllmann, Stanislas de Guaita, Alexei Savrasov, Henry George, and Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 89 out of 549. Before him are Saint Fiacre (607), Seán Brady (1939), Patrick Ryan (1881), Caitriona Balfe (1979), George Johnstone Stoney (1826), and Brian Boru (941). After him are Edward Mulhare (1923), Oliver Goldsmith (1728), Dymphna (700), Edward Carson (1854), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), and Maureen O'Sullivan (1911).

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Among EXPLORERS In Ireland

Among explorers born in Ireland, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie ranks 2. Before him are Ernest Shackleton (1874). After him are Edward Bransfield (1785), Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815), Henry Kellett (1806), Tom Crean (1877), Robert McClure (1807), and Robert O'Hara Burke (1821).

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