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Eduard von Toll

1858 - 1902

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Eduard Gustav Freiherr von Toll (Russian: Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Толль, romanized: Eduárd Vasíl'evič Toll'; 14 March [O.S. 2 March] 1858 – 1902), better known in Russia as Eduard Vasilyevich Toll and often referred to as Baron von Toll, was a Russian geologist and Arctic explorer. He is most notable for leading the Russian polar expedition of 1900–1902 in search of the legendary Sannikov Land, a phantom island purported to lie off Russia's Arctic coast. During the expedition, Toll and a small party of explorers disappeared from Bennett Island, and their fate remains unknown to this day. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eduard von Toll is the 319th most popular explorer (down from 240th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 58th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Estonian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Eduard von Toll ranks 319 out of 498. Before him are Nikolai Spathari, Isidore of Charax, Louis Jolliet, Snorri Thorfinnsson, John C. Frémont, and Peter Freuchen. After him are Juan de Fuca, Helmer Hanssen, Henricus Martellus Germanus, João Fernandes Lavrador, Semyon Chelyuskin, and Theodor Kotschy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Eduard von Toll ranks 92. Before him are Emma Calvé, Carl Swartz, Wilhelm Fliess, E. Nesbit, John L. Sullivan, and Bipin Chandra Pal. After him are Gerard Philips, Mikimoto Kōkichi, Helen Churchill Candee, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Oskar Minkowski, and Edmond Aman-Jean. Among people deceased in 1902, Eduard von Toll ranks 49. Before him are Thomas Nast, Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer, Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Gustave Trouvé, and Walter Hauser. After him are Aisha Taymur, Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau, Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi, Salomon Jadassohn, Andrejs Pumpurs, and Bret Harte.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Eduard von Toll ranks 100 out of 351. Before him are Eduard Pütsep (1898), Mart Siimann (1946), August Kork (1887), Jaan Poska (1866), Juhan Kukk (1885), and Jakob Hurt (1839). After him are Andres Tarand (1940), Ester Mägi (1922), Ants Antson (1938), Johann Köler (1826), Jüri Järvet (1919), and Ragnar Nurkse (1907).

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Among EXPLORERS In Estonia

Among explorers born in Estonia, Eduard von Toll ranks 3. Before him are Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778), and Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770). After him are Richard Maack (1825).

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