POLITICIAN

George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll

1823 - 1900

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George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll (30 April 1823 – 24 April 1900; styled Marquess of Lorne until 1847), was a Scottish polymath and Liberal statesman. He made a significant geological discovery in the 1850s when his tenant found fossilized leaves embedded among basalt lava on the Island of Mull. He also helped to popularize ornithology and was one of the first to give a detailed account of the principles of bird flight in the hopes of advancing human flight. His literary output was extensive writing on topics varying from science and theology to economy and politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll is the 16,935th most popular politician (down from 16,721st in 2024), the 5,211th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,110th in 2019) and the 608th most popular British Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll ranks 77. Before him are Emilio Arrieta, William M. Tweed, Guillermo Tell Villegas, Manolache Costache Epureanu, Charlotte Mary Yonge, and Sanford Robinson Gifford. After him are Henry Wirz, Francis Parkman, George Henry Williams, Edward Augustus Freeman, Coventry Patmore, and William Hart. Among people deceased in 1900, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll ranks 96. Before him are Victoire Léodile Béra, George Grove, Ernest Dowson, József Szlávy, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, and William Stanley Haseltine. After him are Augustus Pitt Rivers, and R. D. Blackmore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll ranks 5,216 out of 8,785. Before him are Alex Jennings (1957), Duffy (1984), Simon Schama (1945), Thomas Baines (1820), Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909), Alex Miller (1949), John Pulman (1923), William Gemmell Cochran (1909), and Neil Innes (1944). After him are David Bedford (1937), Alex Stepney (1942), and Steve Bruce (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll ranks 608. Before him are William Dod (1867), John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873), Dan Crenshaw (1984), Samuel Plimsoll (1824), Harriet Harman (1950), and Reginald McKenna (1863). After him are Adela Pankhurst (1885), Princess Claire of Belgium (1974), Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe (1899), Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762), Nicola Sturgeon (1970), and Frederick Merriman (1873).

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