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Peter Freuchen

1886 - 1957

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Lorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen (20 February 1886 – 2 September 1957) was a Danish explorer, author, journalist and anthropologist. He is notable for his role in Arctic exploration, namely the Thule Expeditions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Freuchen is the 318th most popular explorer (down from 299th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Danish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Peter Freuchen ranks 318 out of 498. Before him are Masabumi Hosono, Nikolai Spathari, Isidore of Charax, Louis Jolliet, Snorri Thorfinnsson, and John C. Frémont. After him are Eduard von Toll, Juan de Fuca, Helmer Hanssen, Henricus Martellus Germanus, João Fernandes Lavrador, and Semyon Chelyuskin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Peter Freuchen ranks 172. Before him are Pierre Benoit, Aloïse Corbaz, Georges Vantongerloo, Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, Stanisław Leśniewski, and Arthur Jeffrey Dempster. After him are H.D., Barbara Karinska, Erich Salomon, Edward Lindberg, Chester Conklin, and Rudolf Belling. Among people deceased in 1957, Peter Freuchen ranks 136. Before him are Frank País, Ferenc Hirzer, Augusto Genina, Norma Talmadge, James Whale, and Sadri Maksudi Arsal. After him are Ted Meredith, Carl-Gustaf Rossby, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Bugs Moran, Ralph Benatzky, and Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Peter Freuchen ranks 352 out of 1,032. Before him are Ghita Nørby (1935), Erik Balling (1924), Georg Mohr (1640), Svend Asmussen (1916), Ludvig Lorenz (1829), and Lis Hartel (1921). After him are Søren Kam (1921), Inge Sørensen (1924), Willy Hansen (1906), Torben Ulrich (1928), Kim Larsen (1945), and Harald Klak (null).

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Among EXPLORERS In Denmark

Among explorers born in Denmark, Peter Freuchen ranks 3. Before him are Vitus Bering (1681), and Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel (1784). After him are Lauge Koch (1892), Jørgen Jørgensen (1780), and Frans Blom (1893).

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