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Nathaniel Palmer

1799 - 1877

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Nathaniel Brown Palmer (August 8, 1799 – June 21, 1877) was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, ship designer, and a whale hunter. He gave his name to Palmer Land, Antarctica, which he explored in 1820 on his sloop Hero. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut, and was a descendant of Walter Palmer, one of the town's founders. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nathaniel Palmer is the 385th most popular explorer (down from 317th in 2019), the 6,765th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,653rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Nathaniel Palmer ranks 385 out of 498. Before him are Knut Haugland, Vasily Chichagov, Gombojab Tsybikov, Alexander Burnes, Jacques Bernard Hombron, and Georgy Sedov. After him are Francisco de Ulloa, Lauge Koch, Charles John Andersson, Teoberto Maler, Oscar Dickson, and Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1799, Nathaniel Palmer ranks 49. Before him are Robert von Mohl, Heinrich von Kittlitz, Eliza Acton, Fyodor Bruni, David Don, and Heinrich von Gagern. After him are Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville, George Finlay, František Čelakovský, Frederick Catherwood, Amos Bronson Alcott, and Edward Belcher. Among people deceased in 1877, Nathaniel Palmer ranks 56. Before him are Robert Swinhoe, Georg Adolf Erman, Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler, Karel Sabina, Caroline Unger, and Juan Bautista Gill. After him are Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, Errico Petrella, Alexander Brullov, Facundo Machaín, Edward Belcher, and Henry Monnier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathaniel Palmer ranks 6,767 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Cannavale (1970), Stan Kenton (1911), Evelyn Ashford (1957), Maggie Grace (1983), W. C. Handy (1873), and Mike Mangini (1963). After him are Mr. Lawrence (1969), John Starks (1965), Linda Lavin (1937), Merle Haggard (1937), Jack Nitzsche (1937), and Franchot Tone (1905).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Nathaniel Palmer ranks 27. Before him are Roy Chapman Andrews (1884), John C. Frémont (1813), Meriwether Lewis (1774), Elisha Kent Kane (1820), Edward S. Curtis (1868), and John Wesley Powell (1834). After him are George Kennan (1845), Charles Francis Hall (1821), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Frederick Russell Burnham (1861), Matthew Henson (1866), and John Colter (1774).

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