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Frederick William Beechey

1796 - 1856

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Rear-Admiral Frederick William Beechey (17 February 1796 – 29 November 1856) was an English naval officer, artist, explorer, hydrographer and writer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick William Beechey is the 400th most popular explorer (down from 394th in 2019), the 3,844th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,462nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Frederick William Beechey ranks 400 out of 498. Before him are Lourenço de Almeida, Lachlan Macquarie, Alexander Fersman, García López de Cárdenas, Álvaro Fernandes, and Artur Chilingarov. After him are George Nares, Richard Maack, Étienne Brûlé, Johannes Rebmann, Edward Belcher, and George Kennan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, Frederick William Beechey ranks 56. Before him are Wilhelm Hemprich, Immanuel Hermann Fichte, Stefano Franscini, Philippe Buchez, Princess Ida of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and John M. Clayton. After him are Phan Thanh Giản, Joseph Meyer, Francis Crozier, Robert Wight, Andreas von Ettingshausen, and Karl Leberecht Immermann. Among people deceased in 1856, Frederick William Beechey ranks 50. Before him are Johan August Wahlberg, Nicaise Auguste Desvaux, Ivan Kireyevsky, Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet, Michel Félix Dunal, and John M. Clayton. After him are Joseph Meyer, William Yarrell, Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge, Thomas Doughty, John M. Berrien, and John Eaton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederick William Beechey ranks 3,845 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Daley (1994), Lucy Hawking (1969), Howard Stringer (1942), Peter Ackroyd (1949), Simon Donaldson (1957), and Henry Scott Tuke (1858). After him are Charles Jarrott (1927), John Collins (1968), Margaret Beckett (1943), Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey (1880), Dick Gibson (1918), and William Dobson (1610).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Frederick William Beechey ranks 51. Before him are George Bass (1771), John Moresby (1830), Samuel Baker (1821), Alexander Burnes (1805), Frank Wild (1873), and Lachlan Macquarie (1762). After him are George Nares (1831), Edward John Eyre (1815), Ernest Henry Wilson (1876), Clements Markham (1830), Luke Foxe (1586), and Francis Crozier (1796).

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