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Charles John Andersson

1827 - 1867

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Charles John (Karl Johan) Andersson (4 March 1827 – 9 July 1867) was a Swedish explorer, hunter and trader as well as an amateur naturalist and ornithologist. He is most famous for the many books he published about his travels, and for being one of the most notable explorers of southern Africa, mostly in present-day Namibia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles John Andersson is the 388th most popular explorer (up from 424th in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 860th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Charles John Andersson ranks 388 out of 498. Before him are Alexander Burnes, Jacques Bernard Hombron, Georgy Sedov, Nathaniel Palmer, Francisco de Ulloa, and Lauge Koch. After him are Teoberto Maler, Oscar Dickson, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Frank Wild, Yakov Sannikov, and Lourenço de Almeida.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Charles John Andersson ranks 60. Before him are Barbara Bodichon, George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, Kostandin Kristoforidhi, Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov, Lydia Becker, and Ramón Emeterio Betances. After him are William Dwight Whitney, José Manuel Marroquín, Lev Lagorio, Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Quintino Sella, and Emma Schenson. Among people deceased in 1867, Charles John Andersson ranks 51. Before him are Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński, José Mariano Salas, Karl Georg Christian von Staudt, Artur Grottger, Albert Auguste Perdonnet, and Karl Ferdinand Sohn. After him are Ignatius Brianchaninov, Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac, Phan Thanh Giản, Athanasios Miaoulis, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, and Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Charles John Andersson ranks 711 out of 1,879. Before him are Gunnar Fischer (1910), Ewa Aulin (1950), Gerard De Geer (1858), Nils Bohlin (1920), Gustaf Jansson (1922), and Mikael Håfström (1960). After him are Gustav Wetterström (1911), Neneh Cherry (1964), Oscar Dickson (1823), Gösta Olson (1883), Per Wästberg (1933), and Anders Gärderud (1946).

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Among EXPLORERS In Sweden

Among explorers born in Sweden, Charles John Andersson ranks 4. Before him are Sven Hedin (1865), Salomon August Andrée (1854), and Pehr Osbeck (1723). After him are Oscar Dickson (1823).

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