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Oscar Baumann

1864 - 1899

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Oscar Baumann (25 June 1864 in Vienna – 12 October 1899 in Vienna) was an Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographer. He attended classes on natural history and geography at the University of Vienna, and in 1885 was part of an Austrian exploratory expedition of the Congo Basin under the direction of Oskar Lenz. However, because of serious illness, Baumann would be forced to leave the expedition prior to its conclusion. In 1886, he conducted ethnographical research on the island of Fernando Po. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Baumann is the 471st most popular explorer (down from 470th in 2019), the 1,044th most popular biography from Austria (down from 1,033rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Oscar Baumann ranks 471 out of 498. Before him are John Colter, Robert McClure, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Robert O'Hara Burke, and Louis Hennepin. After him are Louis-Gustave Binger, Thomas Button, Sarat Chandra Das, Tryggve Gran, Henry Robertson Bowers, and Bartholomew Gosnold.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, Oscar Baumann ranks 170. Before him are Cosmo Gordon Lang, Alice Davenport, Banjo Paterson, John Henry Davies, Alfred John Keene, and Antonín Sova. After him are Tully Marshall, Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet, Jakob Jakobsen, Charles Marion Russell, W. H. R. Rivers, and James Mitchel. Among people deceased in 1899, Oscar Baumann ranks 83. Before him are Karolina Světlá, Édouard Pailleron, Serafino Dubois, Kaʻiulani, Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, and Monier Monier-Williams. After him are Elliott Coues, Henry Tate, Kapiʻolani, and Henry Heth.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Oscar Baumann ranks 1,044 out of 1,424. Before him are Kurt Oppelt (1932), József Moravetz (1911), István Klimek (1913), Andreas Maislinger (1955), Andreas Goldberger (1972), and Alfred Schmalzer (1912). After him are Walter Munk (1917), DJ Ötzi (1971), Gerhard Roth (1942), Gertrude Liebhart (1928), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), and Werner Kogler (1961).

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Among EXPLORERS In Austria

Among explorers born in Austria, Oscar Baumann ranks 4. Before him are Friedrich Welwitsch (1806), László Almásy (1895), and Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein (1759).

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