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Johann Ludwig Krapf

1810 - 1881

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Johann Ludwig Krapf (11 January 1810 – 26 November 1881) was a German missionary in East Africa, as well as an explorer, linguist, and traveler. Krapf played an important role in exploring East Africa with Johannes Rebmann. They were the first Europeans to see Mount Kenya with the help of Akamba who dwelled at its slopes and Kilimanjaro. Ludwig Krapf visited Ukambani, the homeland of the Kamba people, in 1849 and again in 1850. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann Ludwig Krapf is the 435th most popular explorer (up from 448th in 2019), the 5,013th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,070th in 2019) and the 26th most popular German Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 435 out of 498. Before him are François Levaillant, Anthony de la Roché, Sverre Hassel, Frederick Russell Burnham, Tim Severin, and Alfred Maudslay. After him are Carl Koldewey, Tobias Furneaux, Mikhail Somov, Vassili Poyarkov, Aeneas Mackintosh, and Grigory Grum-Grshimailo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1810, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 91. Before him are William Froude, Ernestine Rose, Tomás Gomensoro Albín, Louis Fraser, Nicolae Golescu, and Sidney Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Lea. After him are Jeremiah S. Black, Alphonso Taft, Little Crow, Carl Mayet, Philip Francis Thomas, and Julián Castro. Among people deceased in 1881, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 81. Before him are George Borrow, Gustav Neumann, Isaac Israel Hayes, Samuel Palmer, Kolyu Ficheto, and Maurice Raynaud. After him are Alexandru G. Golescu, Josip Jurčič, James Collinson, Franz von Dingelstedt, John C. Pemberton, and Thomas François Burgers.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 5,016 out of 7,253. Before him are Siegbert Horn (1950), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Rüdiger Schnuphase (1954), Engelbert Kraus (1934), Wilhelm Leichum (1911), and Jürgen Kurths (1953). After him are Wolfgang Behrendt (1936), Wilhelm Brinkmann (1910), Moon Ga-young (1996), Gustav Goßler (1879), Dieter Hecking (1964), and Klaus Reichert (1947).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Johann Ludwig Krapf ranks 26. Before him are Carl Peters (1856), Albert von Le Coq (1860), Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831), Theodor von Heuglin (1824), Johannes Rebmann (1820), and Karl Mauch (1837). After him are Carl Koldewey (1837), and Jan Carstenszoon (null).

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