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Meriwether Lewis

1774 - 1809

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Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data and information on indigenous nations. President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meriwether Lewis is the 339th most popular explorer (down from 304th in 2019), the 5,557th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,306th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Meriwether Lewis ranks 339 out of 498. Before him are Boris Vilkitsky, Thorvald Asvaldsson, Irina Solovyova, Khariton Laptev, Pascual de Andagoya, and Martim Afonso de Sousa. After him are Georg August Wallin, Louis de Freycinet, Alexander Gordon Laing, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Yuri Lisyansky, and Hugh Clapperton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1774, Meriwether Lewis ranks 29. Before him are Václav Tomášek, Pierre Rode, Karl Mollweide, Marie-Denise Villers, Johann Jakob Bernhardi, and Georg von Langsdorff. After him are Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Johnny Appleseed, Luis Eduardo Pérez, Dawud Pasha of Baghdad, Edward Charles Howard, and W. J. Coffee. Among people deceased in 1809, Meriwether Lewis ranks 23. Before him are William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, Augustin Pajou, Ludwig von Cobenzl, Anton Stamitz, and Dirk van der Aa. After him are Nicolas Dalayrac, Ignacy Potocki, Molla Vali Vidadi, Vasily Chichagov, Andrew Planche, and Paul Sandby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Meriwether Lewis ranks 5,557 out of 20,380. Before him are W. Averell Harriman (1891), Peter Jacobson (1965), Marsha P. Johnson (1945), Tom Brady (1977), Russell M. Nelson (1924), and T.J. Miller (1981). After him are Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. (1951), Robert Ryman (1930), Delia Owens (1949), Ray Walston (1914), Kristen Bell (1980), and Israel Albert Horowitz (1907).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Meriwether Lewis ranks 23. Before him are Ada Blackjack (1898), Jedediah Smith (1799), Charles Wilkes (1798), Jim Bridger (1804), Roy Chapman Andrews (1884), and John C. Frémont (1813). After him are Elisha Kent Kane (1820), Edward S. Curtis (1868), John Wesley Powell (1834), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), George Kennan (1845), and Charles Francis Hall (1821).

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