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Frans Blom

1893 - 1963

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Frans Blom (9 August 1893 – 23 June 1963) was a Danish explorer and archaeologist. He was most associated with his research of the Maya civilization of Mexico and Central America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frans Blom is the 446th most popular explorer (down from 396th in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 479th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Danish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Frans Blom ranks 446 out of 498. Before him are Aeneas Mackintosh, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Boyd Alexander, Georgy Ushakov, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, and Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón. After him are John Gardner Wilkinson, Valerian Albanov, Matthew Henson, Jan Carstenszoon, Charles Sturt, and Herbert Ponting.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Frans Blom ranks 242. Before him are Luis Otero, Toti Dal Monte, Perry McGillivray, Frances Schroth, Ichikawa Fusae, and Ragnar Malm. After him are Maja Berezowska, Walter Gordon, Norman Bel Geddes, Tashi Namgyal, Cornelius Lanczos, and Elizabeth Cotten. Among people deceased in 1963, Frans Blom ranks 186. Before him are Adrien Rommel, Aleksandr Gerasimov, Aquilino Ribeiro, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Mariano Arrate, and Georgy Ushakov. After him are Ion Agârbiceanu, Louis Ségura, Tashi Namgyal, Rogers Hornsby, Reinier Beeuwkes, and Nils Hellsten.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Frans Blom ranks 562 out of 1,032. Before him are Kurt Helmudt (1943), Niels Helveg Petersen (1939), Axel Andersen (1891), Dennis Rommedahl (1978), Johan Henrik Deuntzer (1845), and Ebbe Parsner (1922). After him are Anders Petersen (1899), Stefanie Clausen (1900), Ritt Bjerregaard (1941), Dario Campeotto (1939), Erik Hansen (1939), and Søren Busk (1953).

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Among EXPLORERS In Denmark

Among explorers born in Denmark, Frans Blom ranks 6. Before him are Vitus Bering (1681), Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel (1784), Peter Freuchen (1886), Lauge Koch (1892), and Jørgen Jørgensen (1780).

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