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Oscar Wisting

1871 - 1936

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Oscar Adolf Wisting (6 June 1871 – 5 December 1936) was a Norwegian Naval officer and polar explorer. Together with Roald Amundsen he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oscar Wisting is the 258th most popular explorer (up from 260th in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 180th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Oscar Wisting ranks 258 out of 498. Before him are Diego de Almagro II, Julius Klaproth, Thorvald Eiriksson, Dinis Dias, Thekla Resvoll, and Karl Weyprecht. After him are Bento de Góis, Julius Popper, Rodrigo de Jerez, Karl Maximovich, Edward Bransfield, and Ada Blackjack.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1871, Oscar Wisting ranks 78. Before him are Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Luigi Sturzo, Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, John Millington Synge, and Thekla Resvoll. After him are Efstathios Chorafas, Gjergj Fishta, Hubert Cecil Booth, Emmanuel Foulon, Martin Knudsen, and Ivan Poddubny. Among people deceased in 1936, Oscar Wisting ranks 99. Before him are David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, Nahum Sokolow, Josep Sunyol, Alexander Guchkov, Louise Bryant, and Oskar Barnack. After him are Gustave Kahn, Svetozar Pribićević, Walther Wever, Friedrich Sixt von Armin, Jean Patou, and Fatma Aliye Topuz.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Oscar Wisting ranks 183 out of 1,039. Before him are Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), Kjell Askildsen (1929), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Dagny Juel (1867), Kristofer Hivju (1978), and Thekla Resvoll (1871). After him are Amalie Skram (1846), Henrik Steffens (1773), Sigurd Slembe (1100), Per Petterson (1952), Berit Mørdre (1940), and Arnfinn Bergmann (1928).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Oscar Wisting ranks 13. Before him are Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Naddodd (900), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), and Thekla Resvoll (1871). After him are Hjalmar Johansen (1867), Jens Munk (1579), Helmer Hanssen (1870), Thorvald Asvaldsson (950), Olav Bjaaland (1873), and Knut Haugland (1917).

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