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Georg August Wallin

1811 - 1852

Georg August Wallin

Georg August Wallin (Finnish: Yrjö Aukusti Wallin), also known as Abd al-Wali (Arabic: عبد الولي; 24 October 1811 – 23 October 1852), was a Finnish orientalist, explorer and professor remembered for his journeys in South-West Asia during the 1840s. The Finnish translators of Wallin's letters state that Wallin has become a kind of "patron saint of Finnish oriental research". Among other things, the Finnish Oriental Society holds its annual meeting on his birthday. Internationally, it has been estimated that Wallin was one of the most capable Europeans to set foot in Arabia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georg August Wallin is the 340th most popular explorer (down from 274th in 2019), the most popular biography from Åland Islands and the most popular Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Georg August Wallin ranks 340 out of 498. Before him are Thorvald Asvaldsson, Irina Solovyova, Khariton Laptev, Pascual de Andagoya, Martim Afonso de Sousa, and Meriwether Lewis. After him are Louis de Freycinet, Alexander Gordon Laing, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Yuri Lisyansky, Hugh Clapperton, and Sebastián Vizcaíno.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Thorvald Asvaldsson
950 - 980
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 334
Irina Solovyova
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 335
Khariton Laptev
1700 - 1763
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 336
Pascual de Andagoya
1495 - 1548
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 337
Martim Afonso de Sousa
1500 - 1564
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 338
Meriwether Lewis
1774 - 1809
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 339
Georg August Wallin
1811 - 1852
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 340
Louis de Freycinet
1779 - 1841
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 341
Alexander Gordon Laing
1794 - 1826
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 342
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
1879 - 1962
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 343
Yuri Lisyansky
1773 - 1837
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 344
Hugh Clapperton
1788 - 1827
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 345
Sebastián Vizcaíno
1548 - 1624
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 346

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1811, Georg August Wallin ranks 53. Before him are Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Prince Adalbert of Prussia, William Robert Grove, Carl Johan Thyselius, James Young Simpson, and Johann Dzierzon. After him are Mohammad Afzal Khan, James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, François Delsarte, Dimitrija Demeter, Johann Georg von Hahn, and Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler. Among people deceased in 1852, Georg August Wallin ranks 50. Before him are Georg von Langsdorff, Margaret Taylor, Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg, Carlos María de Alvear, James Pradier, and Nicolae Bălcescu. After him are Daniel Webster, James Francis Stephens, Pavel Fedotov, Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen, José Ballivián, and Jacques Bernard Hombron.

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Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
NOBLEMAN
1811 - 1902
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 47
Prince Adalbert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1873
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 48
William Robert Grove
PHYSICIST
1811 - 1896
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 49
Carl Johan Thyselius
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1891
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 50
James Young Simpson
PHYSICIAN
1811 - 1870
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 51
Johann Dzierzon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1906
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 52
Georg August Wallin
EXPLORER
1811 - 1852
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 53
Mohammad Afzal Khan
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1867
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 54
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1863
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 55
François Delsarte
SINGER
1811 - 1871
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 56
Dimitrija Demeter
WRITER
1811 - 1872
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 57
Johann Georg von Hahn
WRITER
1811 - 1869
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 58
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 59

Others Deceased in 1852

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Georg von Langsdorff
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1852
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 44
Margaret Taylor
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1852
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 45
Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1852
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 46
Carlos María de Alvear
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1852
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 47
James Pradier
SCULPTOR
1790 - 1852
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 48
Nicolae Bălcescu
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1852
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 49
Georg August Wallin
EXPLORER
1811 - 1852
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 50
Daniel Webster
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1852
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 51
James Francis Stephens
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1852
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 52
Pavel Fedotov
PAINTER
1815 - 1852
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 53
Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen
CHEMIST
1814 - 1852
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 54
José Ballivián
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1852
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 55
Jacques Bernard Hombron
EXPLORER
1798 - 1852
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 56