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George Grey

1812 - 1898

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Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand. He played a key role in the colonisation of New Zealand, and both the purchase and annexation of Māori land. Grey was born in Lisbon, Portugal, just a few days after his father, Lieutenant-Colonel George Grey, was killed at the Battle of Badajoz in Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Grey is the 460th most popular explorer (up from 471st in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 419th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, George Grey ranks 460 out of 498. Before him are Ed Stafford, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Lars Christensen, Kristian Prestrud, Allan Cunningham, and Edgeworth David. After him are Henry Seebohm, Tom Crean, Edgar Evans, Aleksandra Potanina, John Colter, and Robert McClure.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, George Grey ranks 75. Before him are Bertalan Szemere, Carl Edvard Rotwitt, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, William Shanks, Dragojla Jarnević, and Lady Charlotte Guest. After him is John B. Weller. Among people deceased in 1898, George Grey ranks 79. Before him are Emil Hartmann, Henry Liddell, Yelena Polenova, John Hopkinson, Thomas F. Bayard, and Yakov Polonsky. After him are Don Carlos Buell, William Rosecrans, Samuel Plimsoll, Georg Bühler, Benjamin Mountfort, and Blanche Bruce.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, George Grey ranks 410 out of 633. Before him are Custódio Pinto (1942), João de Deus Pinheiro (1945), Manuel Fernandes (1986), Miguel Monteiro (1980), Pedro Mendes (1979), and Mário de Noronha (1885). After him are Eduardo Carvalho (1982), Miguel Veloso (1986), Tonicha (1946), Tiago Monteiro (1976), Ferreira de Castro (1898), and Fernando Pereira (1950).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, George Grey ranks 37. Before him are Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), Fernão de Loronha (1470), and Lourenço de Almeida (1480).

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