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Tim Flannery

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Timothy Fridtjof Flannery (born 28 January 1956) is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist, conservationist, explorer, author, science communicator, activist, and public scientist. He is especially known for his 1994 book The Future Eaters, on the natural history of Australasia, which was adapted for television in 2006, and his 2006 book The Weather Makers, about the effects of climate change in Australia. As a researcher, Flannery had roles at several universities and museums in Australia, specialising in fossil marsupials and mammal evolution. He made notable contributions to the palaeontology of Australia and New Guinea during the 1980s, including reviewing the evolution and fossil records of Phalangeridae and Macropodidae. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Flannery is the 497th most popular explorer (up from 498th in 2019), the 609th most popular biography from Australia (up from 652nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Australian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Tim Flannery ranks 497 out of 498. Before him are Thomas Mitchell, John Forrest, Ezra Meeker, Sue Hendrickson, Ann Bancroft, and Marek Kamiński. After him are Laura Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Tim Flannery ranks 749. Before him are Kathleen Beller, Jean-Henry Céant, John Naber, Salma Agha, Lloyd Sherr, and Charles L. Bennett. After him are Vinnie Johnson, Raúl Gorriti, Ilya Mate, Stephen Bray, Alok Nath, and Julie Bishop.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Tim Flannery ranks 609 out of 1,143. Before him are Megan Gale (1975), Mathew Belcher (1982), Ivan Franjic (1987), Angus Sampson (1979), Sam Groth (1987), and Johnny Warren (1943). After him are Alycia Debnam-Carey (1993), Vince Grella (1979), Steve Corica (1973), Andrew Bogut (1984), Michael Matthews (1990), and Sarah Wynter (1973).

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Among EXPLORERS In Australia

Among explorers born in Australia, Tim Flannery ranks 5. Before him are Luís Vaz de Torres (1565), Hubert Wilkins (1888), Hamilton Hume (1797), and John Forrest (1847).

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