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Philip Johan von Strahlenberg

1676 - 1747

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Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676–1747) was a Swedish officer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip Johan von Strahlenberg is the 139th most popular explorer (down from 100th in 2019), the 1,525th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,098th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg ranks 139 out of 498. Before him are Frederick Cook, Andrés de Urdaneta, Mikhail Lazarev, João Vaz Corte-Real, Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, and George W. De Long. After him are Ranulph Fiennes, Pedro Mascarenhas, Adam Olearius, Afanasy Nikitin, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, and Gan Ying.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1676, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg ranks 9. Before him are Frederick I of Sweden, Robert Walpole, Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans, Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault. After him are Jacopo Riccati, Leonard of Port Maurice, Michael II Apafi, Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon, Mkhitar Sebastatsi, and Stanisław Poniatowski. Among people deceased in 1747, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg ranks 12. Before him are Catherine Opalińska, Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Giuseppe Crespi, and Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen. After him are Francesco Solimena, Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Jean-Féry Rebel, Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, and Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg ranks 1,525 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Stumpf (1848), Günther Blumentritt (1892), Herta Bothe (1921), George Müller (1805), Andreas Achenbach (1815), and Otto V, Duke of Bavaria (1346). After him are Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (1673), Hugo Schmeisser (1884), Karl Albrecht (1920), Prince Ernst August of Hanover (1954), Tarkan (1972), and Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg ranks 4. Before him are Martin Behaim (1459), Heinrich Barth (1821), and Carsten Niebuhr (1733). After him are Adam Olearius (1603), Hans Staden (1525), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), John Sutter (1803), Wilhelm Filchner (1877), Nikolaus Federmann (1505), and Julius Klaproth (1783).

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