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John Rae

1813 - 1893

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John Rae (Inuktitut: ᐊᒡᓘᑲ, [aɡluːka]; 30 September 1813 – 22 July 1893) was a Scottish surgeon who explored parts of northern Canada. He was a pioneer explorer of the Northwest Passage. Rae explored the Gulf of Boothia, northwest of the Hudson Bay, from 1846 to 1847, and the Arctic coast near Victoria Island from 1848 to 1851. In 1854, back in the Gulf of Boothia, he obtained credible information from local Inuit peoples about the fate of the Franklin Expedition, which had disappeared in the area in 1848. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Rae is the 488th most popular explorer (down from 456th in 2019), the 6,161st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,582nd in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Rae ranks 488 out of 498. Before him are Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, Henry Worsley, John Oxley, Benjamin Morrell, and Erling Kagge. After him are William Lashly, James Wordie, Thomas Mitchell, John Forrest, Ezra Meeker, and Sue Hendrickson.

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Among people born in 1813, John Rae ranks 84. Before him are Isaac Pitman, Radhanath Sikdar, Henry Ward Beecher, John Sedgwick, David Dixon Porter, and Lot M. Morrill. After him is Zachariah Chandler. Among people deceased in 1893, John Rae ranks 88. Before him are Edmund Kirby Smith, John Ballance, Aleksandra Potanina, Francis Parkman, Fanny Kemble, and John Addington Symonds. After him is Benjamin Jowett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Rae ranks 6,163 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon Webbe (1978), Eve Best (1971), Martin Clunes (1961), Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch (1748), Alexander Keith Johnston (1804), and Evelyn Glennie (1965). After him are Jonny Buckland (1977), Gil Merrick (1922), John Lundvik (1983), Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802), Billy Fury (1940), and Daniel Kaluuya (1989).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, John Rae ranks 81. Before him are Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), Harry Johnston (1858), David Thompson (1770), Ellen MacArthur (1976), Henry Worsley (1960), and John Oxley (1785). After him are William Lashly (1867), James Wordie (1889), and Thomas Mitchell (1792).

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