EXPLORER

Georgy Sedov

1877 - 1914

Georgy Sedov

Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov (Russian: Гео́ргий Я́ковлевич Седо́в; 5 May [O.S. 23 April] 1877 – 5 March [O.S. 20 February] 1914) was a Russian Arctic explorer. Sedov was born in the village of Krivaya Kosa of Taganrog district (now Novoazovskyi Raion, Donetsk Oblast) to a fisherman's family. In 1898, he finished navigation courses in Rostov-on-Don and acquired the rank of long voyage navigator. In 1901, he took an external degree at a naval college, passed all the exams, and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georgy Sedov is the 384th most popular explorer (down from 359th in 2019), the 688th most popular biography from Ukraine (down from 661st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Georgy Sedov ranks 384 out of 498. Before him are Fernão de Loronha, Knut Haugland, Vasily Chichagov, Gombojab Tsybikov, Alexander Burnes, and Jacques Bernard Hombron. After him are Nathaniel Palmer, Francisco de Ulloa, Lauge Koch, Charles John Andersson, Teoberto Maler, and Oscar Dickson.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Fernão de Loronha
1470 - 1540
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 378
Knut Haugland
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 379
Vasily Chichagov
1726 - 1809
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 380
Gombojab Tsybikov
1873 - 1930
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 381
Alexander Burnes
1805 - 1841
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 382
Jacques Bernard Hombron
1798 - 1852
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 383
Georgy Sedov
1877 - 1914
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 384
Nathaniel Palmer
1799 - 1877
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 385
Francisco de Ulloa
1501 - 1540
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 386
Lauge Koch
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 387
Charles John Andersson
1827 - 1867
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 388
Teoberto Maler
1842 - 1917
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 389
Oscar Dickson
1823 - 1897
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 390

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Georgy Sedov ranks 133. Before him are Ioannis Persakis, Ugo Cerletti, Vladimir Gardin, Aleksey Remizov, Fritz Graebner, and Ervin Mészáros. After him are Bolesław Leśmian, Ned Maddrell, Roelof Klein, Winifred McNair, W. D. Ross, and Aleksandr Khanzhonkov. Among people deceased in 1914, Georgy Sedov ranks 109. Before him are Peyo Yavorov, Paul Mauser, Jean Bouin, Carl Goßler, Simon Bolivar Buckner, and Edward Robert Hughes. After him are Ernst Stadler, Eugène Balme, Anselmo Lorenzo, Eugenio Montero Ríos, Paul Déroulède, and Tor Aulin.

Others Born in 1877

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Ioannis Persakis
ATHLETE
1877 - 1943
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 127
Ugo Cerletti
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1963
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 128
Vladimir Gardin
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1965
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 129
Aleksey Remizov
WRITER
1877 - 1957
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 130
Fritz Graebner
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1934
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 131
Ervin Mészáros
ATHLETE
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 132
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 133
Bolesław Leśmian
WRITER
1877 - 1937
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 134
Ned Maddrell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1974
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 135
Roelof Klein
ATHLETE
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 136
Winifred McNair
TENNIS PLAYER
1877 - 1954
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 137
W. D. Ross
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1971
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 138
Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1945
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 139

Others Deceased in 1914

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Peyo Yavorov
WRITER
1878 - 1914
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 103
Paul Mauser
ENGINEER
1838 - 1914
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 104
Jean Bouin
ATHLETE
1888 - 1914
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 105
Carl Goßler
ATHLETE
1885 - 1914
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 106
Simon Bolivar Buckner
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 107
Edward Robert Hughes
PAINTER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 108
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 109
Ernst Stadler
WRITER
1883 - 1914
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 110
Eugène Balme
ATHLETE
1874 - 1914
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 111
Anselmo Lorenzo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1841 - 1914
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 112
Eugenio Montero Ríos
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1914
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 113
Paul Déroulède
WRITER
1846 - 1914
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 114
Tor Aulin
MUSICIAN
1866 - 1914
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 115

In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Georgy Sedov ranks 688 out of 1,365. Before him are Fedir Bohatyrchuk (1892), Emanuel Ax (1949), Louise Nevelson (1899), Mykola Khvylovy (1893), Alexander Galich (1918), and Zinaida Turchyna (1946). After him are Sviatoslav Shevchuk (1970), Grigory Shajn (1892), Vera Inber (1890), Mark Donskoy (1901), Eduard Mudrik (1939), and Elina Svitolina (1994).

Others born in Ukraine

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Fedir Bohatyrchuk
WRITER
1892 - 1984
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 682
Emanuel Ax
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 683
Louise Nevelson
SCULPTOR
1899 - 1988
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 684
Mykola Khvylovy
WRITER
1893 - 1933
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 685
Alexander Galich
WRITER
1918 - 1977
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 686
Zinaida Turchyna
HANDBALL PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 687
Georgy Sedov
EXPLORER
1877 - 1914
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 688
Sviatoslav Shevchuk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 689
Grigory Shajn
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 690
Vera Inber
WRITER
1890 - 1972
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 691
Mark Donskoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1981
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 692
Eduard Mudrik
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2017
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 693
Elina Svitolina
TENNIS PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 694