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George Back

1796 - 1878

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Admiral Sir George Back (6 November 1796 – 23 June 1878) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist. He was born in Stockport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Back is the 453rd most popular explorer (down from 430th in 2019), the 4,633rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,062nd in 2019) and the 65th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, George Back ranks 453 out of 498. Before him are John Gardner Wilkinson, Valerian Albanov, Matthew Henson, Jan Carstenszoon, Charles Sturt, and Herbert Ponting. After him are Ed Stafford, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Lars Christensen, Kristian Prestrud, Allan Cunningham, and Edgeworth David.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1796, George Back ranks 64. Before him are Joseph Meyer, Francis Crozier, Robert Wight, Andreas von Ettingshausen, Karl Leberecht Immermann, and John Torrey. After him are Henry De la Beche, John Bell, and Benjamin Bonneville. Among people deceased in 1878, George Back ranks 67. Before him are Jaroslav Čermák, Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, William M. Tweed, Andreas von Ettingshausen, Manuel Pardo, and Palladius. After him are William Cullen Bryant, José Amador de los Ríos, Francisco Linares Alcántara, George Henry Lewes, Bayard Taylor, and Charles Magill Conrad.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Back ranks 4,634 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Mark Roget (1779), Brian Aherne (1902), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), James Frain (1968), Yvonne Blake (1940), and Charles Allston Collins (1828). After him are Amina J. Mohammed (1961), Phyllis Johnson (1886), John Milne (1850), David Brabham (1965), Jayne Atkinson (1959), and John André (1750).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, George Back ranks 65. Before him are Anthony de la Roché (1700), Alfred Maudslay (1850), Tobias Furneaux (1735), Boyd Alexander (1873), John Gardner Wilkinson (1797), and Herbert Ponting (1870). After him are Ed Stafford (1975), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), Allan Cunningham (1791), Edgeworth David (1858), Henry Seebohm (1832), and Edgar Evans (1876).

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