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Otto Sverdrup

1854 - 1930

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Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (31 October 1854 – 26 November 1930) was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Sverdrup is the 164th most popular explorer (down from 141st in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Norway (down from 89th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Norwegian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Otto Sverdrup ranks 164 out of 498. Before him are Hans Staden, Gil Eanes, Cornelis de Houtman, Adrien de Gerlache, Gaspar de Portolá, and Enrique of Malacca. After him are Emin Pasha, Isabelle Eberhardt, Fernão do Pó, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, and Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Otto Sverdrup ranks 32. Before him are Georges Picquart, Alphonse Allais, Georg Kerschensteiner, Jean-Marie Guyau, Hubert Lyautey, and Thomas R. Marshall. After him are Alfredo Catalani, Lady Randolph Churchill, Edward Carson, Jacek Malczewski, Charles Algernon Parsons, and Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal. Among people deceased in 1930, Otto Sverdrup ranks 42. Before him are Jeppe Aakjær, Silvio Gesell, Vladimir Arsenyev, Rafael Merry del Val, Yang Kaihui, and Giulio Douhet. After him are Simko Shikak, Theodor Nöldeke, John Russell, José Carlos Mariátegui, Paul Émile Appell, and Eduard Meyer.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Otto Sverdrup ranks 108 out of 1,039. Before him are Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (1973), Jørgen Moe (1813), Magnus II of Norway (1048), Odvar Nordli (1927), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), and May-Britt Moser (1963). After him are Herbjørg Wassmo (1942), Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (1973), Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (1971), Arne Garborg (1851), Arne Næss (1912), and Rikard Nordraak (1842).

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Among EXPLORERS In Norway

Among explorers born in Norway, Otto Sverdrup ranks 6. Before him are Roald Amundsen (1872), Fridtjof Nansen (1861), Erik the Red (950), Thor Heyerdahl (1914), and Ingólfr Arnarson (850). After him are Carsten Borchgrevink (1864), Ohthere of Hålogaland (900), Naddodd (900), Carl Anton Larsen (1860), Helge Ingstad (1899), and Thekla Resvoll (1871).

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