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John Gardner Wilkinson

1797 - 1875

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Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (5 October 1797 – 29 October 1875) was an English traveller, writer and pioneer egyptologist of the 19th century. He is often referred to as "the Father of British egyptology". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Gardner Wilkinson is the 447th most popular explorer (down from 439th in 2019), the 4,508th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,165th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Gardner Wilkinson ranks 447 out of 498. Before him are Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Boyd Alexander, Georgy Ushakov, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, and Frans Blom. After him are Valerian Albanov, Matthew Henson, Jan Carstenszoon, Charles Sturt, Herbert Ponting, and George Back.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, John Gardner Wilkinson ranks 77. Before him are Joseph Othmar Rauscher, Mariano Paredes, Jan Jacob Rochussen, Joseph von Radowitz, Michel Garicoïts, and Francisco Javier Echeverría. After him are Heinrich Kuhl, Bakht Khan, and Hamilton Hume. Among people deceased in 1875, John Gardner Wilkinson ranks 77. Before him are George Pickett, José María Ventura Casas, Heinrich Ewald, Henry Kellett, Zsigmond Kemény, and Karl Mauch. After him are Zecharias Frankel, Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Ivan Kuratov, Dragojla Jarnević, Atis Kronvalds, and Julián Castro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gardner Wilkinson ranks 4,509 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicholas Grimshaw (1939), Albert Lee (1943), Alice Greene (1879), William Shanks (1812), Kelly Macdonald (1976), and Alan A'Court (1934). After him are George Coulouris (1903), Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661), Dominic Cooper (1978), Alan Noble (1885), Adrian Rawlins (1958), and Bev Bevan (1944).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, John Gardner Wilkinson ranks 63. Before him are Francis Crozier (1796), Christopher Middleton (1690), Anthony de la Roché (1700), Alfred Maudslay (1850), Tobias Furneaux (1735), and Boyd Alexander (1873). After him are Herbert Ponting (1870), George Back (1796), Ed Stafford (1975), Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1886), Allan Cunningham (1791), and Edgeworth David (1858).

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