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Ardito Desio

1897 - 2001

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Count Ardito Desio (18 April 1897 – 12 December 2001) was an Italian explorer, mountain climber, geologist, and cartographer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ardito Desio is the 32nd most popular mountaineer (up from 33rd in 2019), the 3,252nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,233rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Ardito Desio ranks 32 out of 56Before him are Albert F. Mummery, Krzysztof Wielicki, Anatoli Boukreev, Peter Habeler, Erhard Loretan, and Jon Krakauer. After him are Vittorio Sella, Riccardo Cassin, Yevgeniy Abalakov, Rob Hall, Apa Sherpa, and Verney Lovett Cameron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Ardito Desio ranks 201Before him are Douglas Hartree, Zenta Mauriņa, Lya Mara, Rosa Ponselle, Isabelino Gradín, and Marion Davies. After him are Géza von Bolváry, Kazimierz Nowak, Joe Profaci, Isaías Medina Angarita, Antonio Riberi, and Francisco Mignone. Among people deceased in 2001, Ardito Desio ranks 184Before him are Mario Perazzolo, Vladimir Semichastny, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Ernst Baier, Jan Kott, and József Csermák. After him are Donella Meadows, Grigory Chukhray, Luis Rijo, Ken Aston, Troy Donahue, and Vasily Abaev.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Ardito Desio ranks 3,253 out of 5,161Before him are Sara Simeoni (1953), Luis Trenker (1892), Saverio Ragno (1902), Lorenzo Priuli (1489), Alahis (700), and Carlo Mazzone (1937). After him are Vittorio Sella (1859), Amatus of Montecassino (1010), Alessandro Grandi (1586), Antonio Pacinotti (1841), Jimmy Fontana (1934), and Roberto Malone (1956).

Among MOUNTAINEERS In Italy

Among mountaineers born in Italy, Ardito Desio ranks 5Before him are Reinhold Messner (1944), Walter Bonatti (1930), Achille Compagnoni (1914), and Lino Lacedelli (1925). After him are Vittorio Sella (1859), Riccardo Cassin (1909), and Simone Moro (1967).