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Heinrich Barth

1821 - 1865

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Johann Heinrich Barth (; German: [baʁt]; 16 February 1821 – 25 November 1865) was a German explorer of Africa and scholar. Barth is thought to be one of the greatest of the European explorers of Africa, as his scholarly preparation, ability to speak and write Arabic, learning African languages, and character meant that he carefully documented the details of the cultures he visited. He was among the first to comprehend the uses of oral history of peoples, and collected many. He established friendships with African rulers and scholars during his five years of travel (1850–1855). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heinrich Barth is the 109th most popular explorer (up from 116th in 2019), the 1,124th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,260th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Explorer.

Heinrich Barth was a German explorer and missionary who traveled to Africa in the 1800s. He is most famous for his explorations of the Sahara, including the Niger River, and for his translations of Arabic texts.

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Among explorers, Heinrich Barth ranks 109 out of 498. Before him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Frederick de Houtman, Bartholomew Columbus, and João Gonçalves Zarco. After him are Ferdinand Columbus, Gonzalo Pizarro, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Carsten Niebuhr, and Thomas Cavendish.

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Among people born in 1821, Heinrich Barth ranks 20. Before him are Charles Tupper, Richard Francis Burton, Anita Garibaldi, Johann Josef Loschmidt, Nikolay Nekrasov, and Henri-Frédéric Amiel. After him are Arthur Cayley, Bartolomé Mitre, Andrew Kim Taegon, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Eduard Heine, and Giovanni Bottesini. Among people deceased in 1865, Heinrich Barth ranks 15. Before him are Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Johann Franz Encke, William Jackson Hooker, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia, and Robert FitzRoy. After him are Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz, Elizabeth Gaskell, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Princess Sophie of Sweden, John Lindley, and Kunisada.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Barth ranks 1,124 out of 7,253. Before him are Fritz Haarmann (1879), Peter Sloterdijk (1947), Ernst Schröder (1841), Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), Michael Wolgemut (1434), and Gustav Noske (1868). After him are John Polanyi (1929), Tannhäuser (1205), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Emil Maurice (1897), Carl, 3rd Prince of Leiningen (1804), and Johann Jakob Froberger (1616).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Heinrich Barth ranks 2. Before him are Martin Behaim (1459). After him are Carsten Niebuhr (1733), Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Adam Olearius (1603), Hans Staden (1525), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), John Sutter (1803), Wilhelm Filchner (1877), Nikolaus Federmann (1505), and Julius Klaproth (1783).

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