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Colin Archer

1832 - 1921

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Colin Archer (22 July 1832 – 8 February 1921) was a Norwegian naval architect and shipbuilder known for his seaworthy pilot and rescue boats and the larger sailing and polar ships. His most famous ship is the Fram, used for both Fridtjof Nansen's and Roald Amundsen's polar expeditions. He was born at Tollerodden in Larvik, Norway, where he also had his own house built and his boatyard. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Colin Archer is the 271st most popular inventor (down from 268th in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from Norway (down from 226th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Colin Archer ranks 271 out of 426. Before him are Gerald Bull, Ray Dolby, Henri Fabre, Louis Lumière, Alexandre Alexeieff, and John Barnard. After him are Léon Gaumont, Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, Jacob W. Davis, Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, Alexander Bain, and James Nasmyth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1832, Colin Archer ranks 59. Before him are Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Charles Boycott, Turki bin Said, Caroline Harrison, Emilio Castelar, and Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. After him are Leslie Stephen, Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, Pavel Chistyakov, Johann Joseph Abert, Lina Sandell, and Alvan Graham Clark. Among people deceased in 1921, Colin Archer ranks 84. Before him are Alexander Dutov, William Speirs Bruce, E. W. Hornung, Eduardo Dato, Gabriela Zapolska, and Alfred Grandidier. After him are Yaa Asantewaa, Sándor Wekerle, Mirza Kuchik Khan, Gyula Breyer, James H. Johnson, and Salim Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Colin Archer ranks 239 out of 1,039. Before him are Harald Grønningen (1934), Alf Andersen (1906), Jens Hundseid (1883), Marit Bjørgen (1980), Eva Joly (1943), and Jacob Aall (1773). After him are Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Magne Furuholmen (1962), Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), and Molla Mallory (1884).

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Among INVENTORS In Norway

Among inventors born in Norway, Colin Archer ranks 1. After him are Johan Vaaler (1866).

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