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George Nares

1831 - 1915

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Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares (24 April 1831 – 15 January 1915) was a Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. He commanded the Challenger Expedition, and the British Arctic Expedition. He was highly thought of as a leader and scientific explorer. In later life he worked for the Board of Trade and as Acting Conservator of the River Mersey. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Nares is the 401st most popular explorer (up from 426th in 2019), the 3,872nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,034th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, George Nares ranks 401 out of 498. Before him are Lachlan Macquarie, Alexander Fersman, García López de Cárdenas, Álvaro Fernandes, Artur Chilingarov, and Frederick William Beechey. After him are Richard Maack, Étienne Brûlé, Johannes Rebmann, Edward Belcher, George Kennan, and Grímur Kamban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1831, George Nares ranks 92. Before him are Eduard von Martens, Fran Levstik, Ludvig Norman, Amelia Edwards, Hedwig Dohm, and Filippo Marchetti. After him are Frederick Townsend Ward, Paul du Bois-Reymond, Ignatius L. Donnelly, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Álvares de Azevedo, and Mariano Baptista. Among people deceased in 1915, George Nares ranks 107. Before him are Christian Wilhelm Allers, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Carl Locher, Hans von Berlepsch, Frank James, and Kolos Ferenc Vaszary. After him are Kálmán Széll, Édouard Vaillant, Désiré Charnay, Nikolay Umov, Lajos Gönczy, and Pyotr Durnovo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Nares ranks 3,873 out of 8,785. Before him are Susan George (1950), Michael Carrick (1981), E. A. Wallis Budge (1857), Harry Brearley (1871), Charles Howard Hinton (1853), and Lance Macklin (1919). After him are Richard Leach Maddox (1816), Herbert Marshall (1890), Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871), Aynsley Dunbar (1946), Rose Leslie (1987), and Catharine Macaulay (1731).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, George Nares ranks 52. Before him are John Moresby (1830), Samuel Baker (1821), Alexander Burnes (1805), Frank Wild (1873), Lachlan Macquarie (1762), and Frederick William Beechey (1796). After him are Edward John Eyre (1815), Ernest Henry Wilson (1876), Clements Markham (1830), Luke Foxe (1586), Francis Crozier (1796), and Christopher Middleton (1690).

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