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Carsten Borchgrevink

1864 - 1934

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Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1 December 1864 – 21 April 1934) was a Norwegian polar explorer and a pioneer of Antarctic travel. He inspired Sir Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, and others associated with the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Borchgrevink was born and raised in Christiania (now Oslo) as the son of a Norwegian lawyer and an English-born immigrant mother. He began his exploring career in 1894 by joining a Norwegian whaling expedition, during which he became one of the first people to set foot on the Antarctic mainland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carsten Borchgrevink is the 176th most popular explorer (up from 216th in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Norway (up from 144th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Carsten Borchgrevink ranks 176 out of 498. Before him are Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Paulo da Gama, Gaspar de Lemos, Gustav Nachtigal, and Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg. After him are António de Abreu, Henri Mouhot, Lancelotto Malocello, Edward Wilson, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, and Sophie Blanchard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Carsten Borchgrevink ranks 67. Before him are Robert E. Park, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Peter Deunov, Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, and George Albert Smith. After him are Wilhelm Souchon, Anagarika Dharmapala, Tanaka Giichi, Isa Boletini, Arthur Zimmermann, and Nikolay Chkheidze. Among people deceased in 1934, Carsten Borchgrevink ranks 55. Before him are Vyacheslav Menzhinsky, Herbert Chapman, Willem de Sitter, Franz Schreker, Roberto Ferruzzi, and Paul Gustav Fischer. After him are Frederick Delius, Viktor Kaplan, Charles Webster Leadbeater, Thorleif Haug, Kate Sheppard, and Hendrik Petrus Berlage.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Carsten Borchgrevink ranks 124 out of 1,039. Before him are Ole-Johan Dahl (1931), Axel Paulsen (1855), Kristian Birkeland (1867), Stein Rokkan (1921), Magnus, Duke of Saxony (1042), and Christian Sinding (1856). After him are Erna Solberg (1961), Ole Einar Bjørndalen (1974), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), Kåre Willoch (1928), Viggo Brun (1885), and Varg Vikernes (1973).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Carsten Borchgrevink ranks 7. Before him are Roald Amundsen (1872), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), Ingólfr Arnarson (850), and Otto Sverdrup (1854). After him are Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Naddodd (900), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), Thekla Resvoll (1871), and Oscar Wisting (1871).

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