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Edgar Evans

1876 - 1912

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Petty Officer Edgar Evans (7 March 1876 – 17 February 1912) was a Welsh Royal Navy petty officer and member of the "Polar Party" in Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole in 1911–1912. This group of five men, personally selected for the final expedition push, attained the Pole on 17 January 1912. The party perished as they attempted to return to the base camp. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Evans is the 463rd most popular explorer (down from 453rd in 2019), the 4,946th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,430th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Edgar Evans ranks 463 out of 498. Before him are Kristian Prestrud, Allan Cunningham, Edgeworth David, George Grey, Henry Seebohm, and Tom Crean. After him are Aleksandra Potanina, John Colter, Robert McClure, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, and Robert O'Hara Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Edgar Evans ranks 193. Before him are Marvin Hart, James Scullin, Edith Abbott, Zitkala-Sa, Gregory Mathews, and Susan Glaspell. After him are Lionel Tertis, Ralph Barton Perry, William Carr, John August Anderson, John Garstang, and George Cloutier. Among people deceased in 1912, Edgar Evans ranks 129. Before him are Luis Cordero Crespo, Julio Herrera y Obes, Emil Stang, Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Björn Jónsson. After him are Edward Wilmot Blyden, Albino Jara, Octavia Hill, Henry Robertson Bowers, and William Forsell Kirby.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgar Evans ranks 4,947 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerald Scarfe (1936), John Claudius Loudon (1783), Clarence Kingsbury (1882), Michael Drayton (1563), Humphrey Searle (1915), and Theo Walcott (1989). After him are David Hewlett (1968), Tanith Lee (1947), Thomas Phillips (1770), Leslie Orgel (1927), Doug Bradley (1954), and Edward Alleyn (1566).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Edgar Evans ranks 71. Before him are George Back (1796), Ed Stafford (1975), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), Allan Cunningham (1791), Edgeworth David (1858), and Henry Seebohm (1832). After him are Samuel Hearne (1745), Thomas Button (1575), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), Harry Johnston (1858), and David Thompson (1770).

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