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Clements Markham

1830 - 1916

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Sir Clements Robert Markham (20 July 1830 – 30 January 1916) was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for a further 12 years. In the latter capacity he was mainly responsible for organising the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–1904, and for launching the polar career of Robert Falcon Scott. Markham began his career as a Royal Navy cadet and midshipman, during which time he went to the Arctic with HMS Assistance in one of the many searches for Franklin's lost expedition. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clements Markham is the 415th most popular explorer (down from 376th in 2019), the 4,062nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,220th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Clements Markham ranks 415 out of 498. Before him are Dirk Hartog, Fyodor Konyukhov, Edward John Eyre, Jørgen Jørgensen, Ernest Henry Wilson, and Henry Kellett. After him are Luke Foxe, Francis Crozier, Christopher Middleton, Karl Mauch, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, and Isaac Israel Hayes.

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Among people born in 1830, Clements Markham ranks 67. Before him are James G. Blaine, Henry Peach Robinson, Peter Arnold Heise, Juan Manuel Blanes, Charles Wyville Thomson, and Viktor Madarász. After him are Karolina Světlá, Jaroslav Čermák, Emily Davies, Frederic Moore, Lina Morgenstern, and Helen Hunt Jackson. Among people deceased in 1916, Clements Markham ranks 131. Before him are Paul von Plehwe, Cleveland Abbe, Giuseppe Pitrè, Joseph Jacobs, Guido Romano, and Alfred Kleiner. After him are Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Sámuel Teleki, Béla Békessy, William Merritt Chase, Lorenzo Latorre, and Mary Everest Boole.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Clements Markham ranks 4,063 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Douglas (1909), Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681), Andrew Planche (1727), Phil Anderson (1958), Rupert Friend (1981), and Dele Alli (1996). After him are Jay Kay (1969), Stephen Spender (1909), Kevin McKidd (1973), Luke Foxe (1586), Joan Aiken (1924), and Marmaduke Tunstall (1743).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Clements Markham ranks 55. Before him are Frank Wild (1873), Lachlan Macquarie (1762), Frederick William Beechey (1796), George Nares (1831), Edward John Eyre (1815), and Ernest Henry Wilson (1876). After him are Luke Foxe (1586), Francis Crozier (1796), Christopher Middleton (1690), Anthony de la Roché (1700), Alfred Maudslay (1850), and Tobias Furneaux (1735).

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