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Louis-Gustave Binger

1856 - 1936

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Louis-Gustave Binger (French pronunciation: [lwi ɡystav bɛ̃ʒe]; 14 October 1856 – 10 November 1936) was a French officer and explorer who claimed the Côte d'Ivoire for France. Binger was born at Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin departement. In 1887 he traveled from Senegal up to the Niger River, arriving at Grand Bassam in 1889. During this expedition he discovered that the Mountains of Kong did not exist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis-Gustave Binger is the 472nd most popular explorer (down from 407th in 2019), the 5,082nd most popular biography from France (down from 4,511th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 472 out of 498. Before him are Robert McClure, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Robert O'Hara Burke, Louis Hennepin, and Oscar Baumann. After him are Thomas Button, Sarat Chandra Das, Tryggve Gran, Henry Robertson Bowers, Bartholomew Gosnold, and Harry Johnston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 126. Before him are Belisario Porras Barahona, Wovoka, Walther von Dyck, Edward Goodrich Acheson, Jens Bratlie, and Colin Campbell Cooper. After him are Granville Woods, Tom Roberts, Frank Harris, Toru Dutt, and John Redmond. Among people deceased in 1936, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 186. Before him are Gunnar Höjer, Alan Crosland, J. Slauerhoff, Ivan Fomin, Hermanus Brockmann, and Alice Davenport. After him are John McKenna, Edmund Breese, George Dern, Frank Hornby, and Thomas Meighan.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 5,082 out of 6,770. Before him are Cédric Bakambu (1991), Philippe Riboud (1957), Mickaël Landreau (1979), Karan Singh (1931), Jean-Baptiste Mimiague (1871), and Bernard Casoni (1961). After him are Jean-François Deniau (1928), Raoul Paoli (1887), Mathias Énard (1972), Laurent Lafitte (1973), Catherine Corsini (1956), and Sébastien Squillaci (1980).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Louis-Gustave Binger ranks 37. Before him are Nicolas Baudin (1754), Louis de Freycinet (1779), Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859), Henri Duveyrier (1840), Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798), and Étienne Brûlé (1592).

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