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Fanny Bullock Workman

1859 - 1925

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Fanny Bullock Workman (January 8, 1859 – January 22, 1925) was an American geographer, cartographer, explorer, travel writer, and mountaineer, notably in the Himalayas. She was one of the first female professional mountaineers; she not only explored but also wrote about her adventures. She set several women's altitude records, published eight travel books with her husband, and championed women's rights and women's suffrage. Born to a wealthy family, Workman was educated in the finest schools available to women and traveled in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fanny Bullock Workman is the 22nd most popular mountaineer (up from 29th in 2019), the 3,517th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,241st in 2019) and the most popular American Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Fanny Bullock Workman ranks 22 out of 56. Before her are Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, John Muir, and Kurt Diemberger. After her are Alain Robert, Lionel Terray, Ang Rita, Albert F. Mummery, Krzysztof Wielicki, and Anatoli Boukreev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1859, Fanny Bullock Workman ranks 60. Before her are Constantine VI of Constantinople, Charles Diehl, Alfred Hettner, Kenneth Grahame, Ernesto Cesàro, and Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield. After her are Karl von Stürgkh, Adolf Bertram, Sergei Lyapunov, John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, Nahum Sokolow, and Otto Warburg. Among people deceased in 1925, Fanny Bullock Workman ranks 70. Before her are Aristide Bruant, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Myer Prinstein, Sheikh Said, Anna Schäffer, and Stefan Żeromski. After her are Princess Françoise of Orléans, Johan August Brinell, Louis Feuillade, Hugo Preuß, Charles Mangin, and Yevgenia Bosch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fanny Bullock Workman ranks 3,517 out of 20,380. Before her are Cy Young (1928), Billie Burke (1884), Frank Oppenheimer (1912), Cheech Marin (1946), Charles Lane (1905), and Tom McCarthy (1966). After her are Richard Armitage (1945), Steve Blum (1960), Ethel Kennedy (1928), Ace Frehley (1951), Dolores Costello (1903), and Fred Kelly (1891).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In United States

Among mountaineers born in United States, Fanny Bullock Workman ranks 1. After her are Jon Krakauer (1954), Dean Potter (1972), Erik Weihenmayer (1968), and Jordan Romero (1996).

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