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Harry Johnston

1858 - 1927

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Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927) was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak some of the languages spoken by people on that continent. He published 40 books on subjects related to the continent of Africa and was one of the key players in the Scramble for Africa that occurred at the end of the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Johnston is the 478th most popular explorer (up from 483rd in 2019), the 5,496th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,664th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Harry Johnston ranks 478 out of 498. Before him are Louis-Gustave Binger, Thomas Button, Sarat Chandra Das, Tryggve Gran, Henry Robertson Bowers, and Bartholomew Gosnold. After him are David Thompson, Hamilton Hume, Ellen MacArthur, Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, and Henry Worsley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1858, Harry Johnston ranks 146. Before him are Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, Rosa Smith Eigenmann, Katharine Drexel, Zdenka Braunerová, Tom Clarke, and Charles Eastman. After him are George Lyon, and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1927, Harry Johnston ranks 153. Before him are Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez, Edward Henry Potthast, Charles Sprague Sargent, Ira Remsen, Sybil Bauer, and Leonard Wood. After him are Juliette Gordon Low, and B. B. Comer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Johnston ranks 5,498 out of 8,785. Before him are Bob Bell (1958), Giles Gilbert Scott (1880), John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792), Richard K. Morgan (1965), Kelly Johnson (1958), and Polly Samson (1962). After him are Nigel Lawson (1932), David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905), Harry Wilson (1997), Alfie Allen (1986), Leslie Bricusse (1931), and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Harry Johnston ranks 76. Before him are Henry Seebohm (1832), Edgar Evans (1876), Samuel Hearne (1745), Thomas Button (1575), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), and Bartholomew Gosnold (1572). After him are David Thompson (1770), Ellen MacArthur (1976), Henry Worsley (1960), John Oxley (1785), John Rae (1813), and William Lashly (1867).

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