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Charles George Gordon

1833 - 1885

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Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum and General Gordon [sic], was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in the British Army. However, he made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army", a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers which was instrumental in putting down the Taiping Rebellion, regularly defeating much larger forces. For these accomplishments, he was given the nickname "Chinese Gordon" and honours from both the Emperor of China and the British. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles George Gordon is the 67th most popular engineer (down from 53rd in 2019), the 1,184th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 848th in 2019) and the 8th most popular British Engineer.

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Among ENGINEERS

Among engineers, Charles George Gordon ranks 67 out of 389. Before him are Colin Chapman, Henry Gantt, Hans Kammler, Mikhail Gurevich, Adam Czerniaków, and Yuri Kondratyuk. After him are Edward A. Murphy Jr., Hidesaburō Ueno, Jack Parsons, Arthur Scherbius, Moshe Arens, and Alexander Wienerberger.

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Among people born in 1833, Charles George Gordon ranks 18. Before him are Jonas Lie, Félicien Rops, Eugen Dühring, Léon Bonnat, Edward Burne-Jones, and Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge. After him are Kido Takayoshi, Carola of Vasa, Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, Eduard Taaffe, 11th Viscount Taaffe, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón, and Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau. Among people deceased in 1885, Charles George Gordon ranks 15. Before him are Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Carl Spitzweg, Jens Peter Jacobsen, Rosalía de Castro, L'Inconnue de la Seine, and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. After him are Thomas Andrews, Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, Edmond François Valentin About, Ferdinand Hiller, Henri Milne-Edwards, and Iwasaki Yatarō.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles George Gordon ranks 1,184 out of 8,785. Before him are Bob Klose (1945), Andy Serkis (1964), Oldfield Thomas (1858), Kristin Scott Thomas (1960), Benedict Cumberbatch (1976), and Lobsang Rampa (1910). After him are Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Francis Walsingham (1532), Richard J. Roberts (1943), Francis Lee (1944), John McAfee (1945), and Terry Jones (1942).

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Among ENGINEERS In United Kingdom

Among engineers born in United Kingdom, Charles George Gordon ranks 8. Before him are Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806), Hertha Ayrton (1854), Godfrey Hounsfield (1919), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), John Ambrose Fleming (1849), and Colin Chapman (1928). After him are Adrian Newey (1958), Henry Royce (1863), Charles Rolls (1877), Patrick Head (1946), Robert Stephenson (1803), and George Cayley (1773).

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