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Salomon August Andrée

1854 - 1897

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Salomon August Andrée (18 October 1854 – October 1897), during his lifetime most often known as S. A. Andrée, was a Swedish engineer, physicist, aeronaut and polar explorer who died while leading an attempt to reach the Geographic North Pole by hydrogen balloon. The balloon expedition was unsuccessful in reaching the Pole and resulted in the deaths of all three of its participants. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salomon August Andrée is the 95th most popular explorer (up from 126th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 210th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Salomon August Andrée ranks 95 out of 498. Before him are Tristão da Cunha, Jean de Béthencourt, Sebastian Cabot, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, William Parry, and Benjamin of Tudela. After him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Charles Marie de La Condamine, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Davy Crockett, Robert FitzRoy, and James Clark Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1854, Salomon August Andrée ranks 19. Before him are George Eastman, Milan I of Serbia, Johannes Rydberg, Engelbert Humperdinck, Hertha Ayrton, and Paul von Rennenkampf. After him are Albert Edelfelt, Moritz Moszkowski, Paul Natorp, Léo Taxil, Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Yan Fu. Among people deceased in 1897, Salomon August Andrée ranks 14. Before him are Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Savitribai Phule, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Albert Marth, Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and James Joseph Sylvester. After him are Harriet Jacobs, Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, Sebastian Kneipp, Princess Sophie of the Netherlands, Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, and Andrés Bonifacio.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Salomon August Andrée ranks 153 out of 1,879. Before him are Kurt Hamrin (1934), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Erland Josephson (1923), John I of Sweden (1201), Halsten Stenkilsson (1050), and Alexander Roslin (1718). After him are Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Victor Sjöström (1879), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), Claes Oldenburg (1929), and Markus Persson (1979).

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Among EXPLORERS In Sweden

Among explorers born in Sweden, Salomon August Andrée ranks 2. Before him are Sven Hedin (1865). After him are Pehr Osbeck (1723), Charles John Andersson (1827), and Oscar Dickson (1823).

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