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Edgeworth David

1858 - 1934

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Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David (28 January 1858 – 28 August 1934) was a Welsh Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and military veteran. He was knighted for his role in World War 1. A household name in his lifetime, David's most significant achievements were discovering the major Hunter Valley coalfield in New South Wales, leading the first expedition to reach the South Magnetic Pole, and serving in the Tunnelling Corps during the war. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgeworth David is the 459th most popular explorer (up from 461st in 2019), the 4,909th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,713th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Edgeworth David ranks 459 out of 498. Before him are George Back, Ed Stafford, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Lars Christensen, Kristian Prestrud, and Allan Cunningham. After him are George Grey, Henry Seebohm, Tom Crean, Edgar Evans, Aleksandra Potanina, and John Colter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Edgeworth David ranks 134. Before him are Willard Metcalf, Elizabeth Gertrude Britton, Joseph Thomson, George Washington Goethals, Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, and Joseph DeCamp. After him are Alfred Capus, Sara Adler, José Luis Tamayo, Anna J. Cooper, Maurice Prendergast, and Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez. Among people deceased in 1934, Edgeworth David ranks 162. Before him are Walther von Dyck, Majit Gafuri, Joel Lehtonen, José Santos Chocano, Theobald Smith, and Ferenc Móra. After him are Edward William Nelson, Karl Dane, Sergey Lebedev, Zdenka Braunerová, Arthur Surridge Hunt, and Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edgeworth David ranks 4,910 out of 8,785. Before him are Ewen Bremner (1972), Olivia Manning (1908), Brian Cox (1968), Calvert Vaux (1824), Omid Djalili (1965), and Simon Blackburn (1944). After him are Jacqueline Wilson (1945), John Rupert Firth (1890), Mike Summerbee (1942), Michael Wheeler (1935), Eddie Nketiah (1999), and Henry Seebohm (1832).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Edgeworth David ranks 69. Before him are John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), Herbert Ponting (1870), George Back (1796), Ed Stafford (1975), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), and Allan Cunningham (1791). After him are Henry Seebohm (1832), Edgar Evans (1876), Samuel Hearne (1745), Thomas Button (1575), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), and Bartholomew Gosnold (1572).

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