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Apsley Cherry-Garrard

1886 - 1959

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Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard (2 January 1886 – 18 May 1959) was an English explorer of Antarctica. He was a member of the Terra Nova expedition and is acclaimed for his 1922 account of this expedition, The Worst Journey in the World. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Apsley Cherry-Garrard is the 455th most popular explorer (up from 464th in 2019), the 4,810th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,834th in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Apsley Cherry-Garrard ranks 455 out of 498. Before him are Matthew Henson, Jan Carstenszoon, Charles Sturt, Herbert Ponting, George Back, and Ed Stafford. After him are Lars Christensen, Kristian Prestrud, Allan Cunningham, Edgeworth David, George Grey, and Henry Seebohm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Apsley Cherry-Garrard ranks 275. Before him are Phyllis Johnson, Harmodio Arias Madrid, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, Charles Williams, Östen Undén, and Reggie Pridmore. After him are Jalmari Eskola, Robert Hennet, Arthur Whitten Brown, Pierre Prüm, Hugo Black, and Charlotte Mineau. Among people deceased in 1959, Apsley Cherry-Garrard ranks 195. Before him are Paul Van Asbroeck, George Padmore, Russell Simpson, Osvaldo Sáez, Blind Willie McTell, and Otto Bartning. After him are Yoshioka Yayoi, Harold Hardwick, Arvi Pohjanpää, Jerónimo Méndez, John August Anderson, and Arvid Spångberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Apsley Cherry-Garrard ranks 4,811 out of 8,785. Before him are Jonathan Penrose (1933), Eric Thompson (1919), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Reggie Pridmore (1886), Heather Oakes (1959), and Malcolm Sargent (1895). After him are Sophie Okonedo (1968), Tom Richards (1910), Margaret Scriven (1912), Holly Johnson (1960), Matt Hancock (1978), and Guy Simonds (1903).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Apsley Cherry-Garrard ranks 67. Before him are Tobias Furneaux (1735), Boyd Alexander (1873), John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), Herbert Ponting (1870), George Back (1796), and Ed Stafford (1975). After him are Allan Cunningham (1791), Edgeworth David (1858), Henry Seebohm (1832), Edgar Evans (1876), Samuel Hearne (1745), and Thomas Button (1575).

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