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Oscar Dickson

1823 - 1897

Oscar Dickson

Baron Oscar Dickson, or Oskar Dickson (2 December 1823 – 6 June 1897) was a Swedish magnate, bulk merchant, industrialist and philanthropist from a family of Scottish origin. In his time he was considered the most affluent of all Swedes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Dickson is the 390th most popular explorer (down from 348th in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 607th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Oscar Dickson ranks 390 out of 498. Before him are Georgy Sedov, Nathaniel Palmer, Francisco de Ulloa, Lauge Koch, Charles John Andersson, and Teoberto Maler. After him are Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Frank Wild, Yakov Sannikov, Lourenço de Almeida, Lachlan Macquarie, and Alexander Fersman.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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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
Lourenço de Almeida
1480 - 1508
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 394
Lachlan Macquarie
1762 - 1824
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 395
Alexander Fersman
1883 - 1945
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 396

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1823, Oscar Dickson ranks 64. Before him are Heymann Steinthal, Karl Schenk, Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Simon Bolivar Buckner, and Eduard Oscar Schmidt. After him are Gonçalves Dias, Daniel Harrwitz, Ernest Reyer, John Evans, Dmitry Tolstoy, and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri. Among people deceased in 1897, Oscar Dickson ranks 70. Before him are Willem Roelofs, Gotō Shōjirō, Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau, Mutsu Munemitsu, Léon Gautier, and Adam Asnyk. After him are Jan Heemskerk, Francesco Brioschi, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, Edward Newton, Juan Idiarte Borda, and Charles Blondin.

Others Born in 1823

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Heymann Steinthal
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 58
Karl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 59
Ahmed Vefik Pasha
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 60
Spencer Fullerton Baird
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1887
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 61
Simon Bolivar Buckner
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1914
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 62
Eduard Oscar Schmidt
BIOLOGIST
1823 - 1886
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 63
Oscar Dickson
EXPLORER
1823 - 1897
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 64
Gonçalves Dias
WRITER
1823 - 1864
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 65
Daniel Harrwitz
CHESS PLAYER
1823 - 1884
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 66
Ernest Reyer
COMPOSER
1823 - 1909
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 67
John Evans
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1823 - 1908
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 68
Dmitry Tolstoy
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1889
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 69
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri
COMPOSER
1823 - 1894
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 70

Others Deceased in 1897

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Willem Roelofs
PAINTER
1822 - 1897
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 64
Gotō Shōjirō
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1838 - 1897
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 65
Princess Agnes of Anhalt-Dessau
COMPANION
1824 - 1897
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 66
Mutsu Munemitsu
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 67
Léon Gautier
HISTORIAN
1832 - 1897
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 68
Adam Asnyk
WRITER
1838 - 1897
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 69
Oscar Dickson
EXPLORER
1823 - 1897
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 70
Jan Heemskerk
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1897
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 71
Francesco Brioschi
MATHEMATICIAN
1824 - 1897
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 72
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
BUSINESSPERSON
1822 - 1897
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 73
Edward Newton
BIOLOGIST
1832 - 1897
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 74
Juan Idiarte Borda
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1897
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 75
Charles Blondin
ATHLETE
1824 - 1897
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 76