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Charles Francis Hall

1821 - 1871

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Charles Francis Hall (c. 1821 – November 8, 1871) was an American Arctic explorer, best known for his collection of Inuit testimony regarding the 1845 Franklin Expedition and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death while leading the American-sponsored Polaris expedition in an attempt to be the first to reach the North Pole. The expedition was marred by insubordination, incompetence, and poor leadership. Hall returned to the ship from an exploratory sledging journey, and promptly fell ill. Before he died, he accused members of the crew—the expedition's lead scientist, Emil Bessels, in particular—of having poisoned him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Francis Hall is the 408th most popular explorer (down from 297th in 2019), the 7,622nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,162nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Charles Francis Hall ranks 408 out of 498. Before him are Richard Maack, Étienne Brûlé, Johannes Rebmann, Edward Belcher, George Kennan, and Grímur Kamban. After him are Dirk Hartog, Fyodor Konyukhov, Edward John Eyre, Jørgen Jørgensen, Ernest Henry Wilson, and Henry Kellett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1821, Charles Francis Hall ranks 88. Before him are Samuel Baker, Charles of Mount Argus, Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, Jane Wilde, William Henry Vanderbilt, and Marcus Goldman. After him are Karl Knies, Juan Bautista Topete, Jan van Beers, Joseph Noel Paton, Mathilde Marchesi, and Robert O'Hara Burke. Among people deceased in 1871, Charles Francis Hall ranks 65. Before him are Willibald Alexis, Paul Kane, Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Adolph Strecker, Gaspard-Théodore-Ignace de la Fontaine, and Jan Jacob Rochussen. After him are Martín Carrera, Arvid August Afzelius, Castro Alves, George Grote, Luis González-Bravo y López de Arjona, and Thomas Ewing.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Francis Hall ranks 7,624 out of 20,380. Before him are Roxanne Hart (1952), Clarence Williams III (1939), Peter Hermann (1967), Agnes Ayres (1898), Louella Parsons (1881), and Frank Norris (1870). After him are Stith Thompson (1885), Alan Hovhaness (1911), Martin Klebba (1969), Alvin M. Weinberg (1915), Joe Kennedy III (1980), and Sidney Johnson (1877).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Charles Francis Hall ranks 29. Before him are Meriwether Lewis (1774), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), Edward S. Curtis (1868), John Wesley Powell (1834), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), and George Kennan (1845). After him are Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), Matthew Henson (1866), John Colter (1774), Adolphus Greely (1844), and Wiley Post (1898).

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