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Lauge Koch

1892 - 1964

Lauge Koch

Lauge Koch (5 July 1892 – 5 June 1964) was a Danish geologist and Arctic explorer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lauge Koch is the 387th most popular explorer (down from 368th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 438th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Lauge Koch ranks 387 out of 498. Before him are Gombojab Tsybikov, Alexander Burnes, Jacques Bernard Hombron, Georgy Sedov, Nathaniel Palmer, and Francisco de Ulloa. After him are Charles John Andersson, Teoberto Maler, Oscar Dickson, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Frank Wild, and Yakov Sannikov.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Gombojab Tsybikov
1873 - 1930
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 381
Alexander Burnes
1805 - 1841
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 382
Jacques Bernard Hombron
1798 - 1852
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 383
Georgy Sedov
1877 - 1914
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 384
Nathaniel Palmer
1799 - 1877
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 385
Francisco de Ulloa
1501 - 1540
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 386
Lauge Koch
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 387
Charles John Andersson
1827 - 1867
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 388
Teoberto Maler
1842 - 1917
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 389
Oscar Dickson
1823 - 1897
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 390
Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
1858 - 1945
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 391
Frank Wild
1873 - 1939
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 392
Yakov Sannikov
1780 - 1825
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 393

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Lauge Koch ranks 227. Before him are Vilmos Apor, Valerio Arri, Grigory Shajn, Anders Larsson, Yuen Ren Chao, and Noël Roquevert. After him are Werner Bergengruen, Mykola Kulish, Eddie Cantor, Henry Macintosh, Mississippi John Hurt, and Graciliano Ramos. Among people deceased in 1964, Lauge Koch ranks 138. Before him are Reg Parnell, Brendan Behan, Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt, Theodore Freeman, Agnes Miegel, and Erik Malmberg. After him are Werner Bergengruen, Luis Batlle Berres, Giuseppe Amato, Albina Osipowich, Jim Reeves, and Eddie Cantor.

Others Born in 1892

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Vilmos Apor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1892 - 1945
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 221
Valerio Arri
ATHLETE
1892 - 1970
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 222
Grigory Shajn
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1956
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 223
Anders Larsson
WRESTLER
1892 - 1945
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 224
Yuen Ren Chao
LINGUIST
1892 - 1982
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 225
Noël Roquevert
ACTOR
1892 - 1973
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 226
Lauge Koch
EXPLORER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 227
Werner Bergengruen
WRITER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 228
Mykola Kulish
WRITER
1892 - 1937
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 229
Eddie Cantor
ACTOR
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 230
Henry Macintosh
ATHLETE
1892 - 1918
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 231
Mississippi John Hurt
SINGER
1892 - 1966
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 232
Graciliano Ramos
WRITER
1892 - 1953
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 233

Others Deceased in 1964

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Reg Parnell
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1964
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 132
Brendan Behan
WRITER
1923 - 1964
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 133
Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1964
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 134
Theodore Freeman
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1964
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 135
Agnes Miegel
WRITER
1879 - 1964
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 136
Erik Malmberg
WRESTLER
1897 - 1964
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 137
Lauge Koch
EXPLORER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 138
Werner Bergengruen
WRITER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 139
Luis Batlle Berres
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1964
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 140
Giuseppe Amato
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1964
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 141
Albina Osipowich
SWIMMER
1911 - 1964
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 142
Jim Reeves
SINGER
1923 - 1964
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 143
Eddie Cantor
ACTOR
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 144

In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Lauge Koch ranks 462 out of 1,032. Before him are Lars Olsen (1961), Johan Lange (1818), Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812), Karl Madsen (1855), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), and Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae (1821). After him are Ole Ernst (1940), Jørgen Leth (1937), Eugen Schmidt (1862), Uffe Ellemann-Jensen (1941), Paprika Steen (1964), and Charles Winckler (1867).

Others born in Denmark

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Lars Olsen
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 456
Johan Lange
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1898
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 457
Johanne Luise Heiberg
ACTOR
1812 - 1890
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 458
Karl Madsen
PAINTER
1855 - 1938
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 459
Johan Nicolai Madvig
LINGUIST
1804 - 1886
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 460
Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 461
Lauge Koch
EXPLORER
1892 - 1964
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 462
Ole Ernst
ACTOR
1940 - 2013
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 463
Jørgen Leth
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 464
Eugen Schmidt
ATHLETE
1862 - 1931
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 465
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2022
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 466
Paprika Steen
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 467
Charles Winckler
ATHLETE
1867 - 1932
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 468