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Julius Klaproth

1783 - 1835

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Heinrich Julius Klaproth (11 October 1783 – 28 August 1835) was a German linguist, historian, ethnographer, author, orientalist and explorer. As a scholar, he is credited along with Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat with being instrumental in turning East Asian Studies into scientific disciplines with critical methods. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julius Klaproth is the 253rd most popular explorer (down from 214th in 2019), the 2,892nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,543rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular German Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Julius Klaproth ranks 253 out of 498. Before him are Yerofey Khabarov, Dmitry Laptev, Jan Czerski, Francisco Serrão, Friedrich Welwitsch, and Diego de Almagro II. After him are Thorvald Eiriksson, Dinis Dias, Thekla Resvoll, Karl Weyprecht, Oscar Wisting, and Bento de Góis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1783, Julius Klaproth ranks 24. Before him are Roustam Raza, Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom, Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, and Georgios Sinas. After him are Charles-Louis Havas, Charles Julien Brianchon, Cheung Po Tsai, Frédéric de Lafresnaye, Erik Gustaf Geijer, and Nadezhda Durova. Among people deceased in 1835, Julius Klaproth ranks 18. Before him are John Nash, François Étienne de Kellermann, August von Platen-Hallermünde, Friedrich Stromeyer, John Marshall, and Franz von Paula Schrank. After him are Archduke Anton Victor of Austria, Gian Domenico Romagnosi, Jan Rustem, Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Sally Hemings, and Rain-in-the-Face.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Julius Klaproth ranks 2,894 out of 7,253. Before him are Johannes Dieckmann (1893), Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622), John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1627), Hans Cramer (1896), Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804), and Franz von Paula Schrank (1747). After him are Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773), Ludwig Kübler (1889), Gertrude of Süpplingenburg (1115), Günther Lützow (1912), Ernst Hartert (1859), and Oskar Barnack (1879).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Julius Klaproth ranks 12. Before him are Hans Staden (1525), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), John Sutter (1803), Wilhelm Filchner (1877), and Nikolaus Federmann (1505). After him are Karl Weyprecht (1838), Adolf Lüderitz (1834), Ludwig Leichhardt (1813), Henricus Martellus Germanus (1401), Hermann Wissmann (1853), and Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540).

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