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Wilhelm Filchner

1877 - 1957

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Wilhelm Filchner (13 September 1877 – 7 May 1957) was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific investigations in China, Tibet and surrounding regions, and led the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–13. As a young military officer, Filchner gained an early reputation for dash and daring, following his travel exploits in Russia and the Pamir Mountains range. After further technical studies, he developed expertise in geography and geophysics, before leading a major scientific survey in Tibet and western China in 1903–05. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Filchner is the 215th most popular explorer (down from 197th in 2019), the 2,455th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,320th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 215 out of 498. Before him are Vasily Tatishchev, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, John Sutter, Ruy López de Villalobos, Jorge Álvares, and Gerónimo de Aguilar. After him are Bartolomeu Perestrello, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Pedro Cieza de León, Alejandro Malaspina, Jacob van Heemskerck, and Hendrik Brouwer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 67. Before him are Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Edmond Locard, Oscar Milosz, Henri Breuil, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, and Garrett Morgan. After him are Sergei Bortkiewicz, Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Édouard Herzen, Alfredo Guzzoni, Herbert Pitman, and Hélène Dutrieu. Among people deceased in 1957, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 93. Before him are Elizabeth Hesselblad, Albert Anastasia, Ernst Gräfenberg, Prince Franz of Bavaria, Gheorghe Tătărescu, and Claude Farrère. After him are Eugène Schueller, Karl Genzken, Heinrich Bär, Valery Larbaud, Umberto Saba, and Musidora.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 2,456 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Gursky (1955), Fastrada (765), Princess Alexandrine of Baden (1820), Agnes of Hesse (1527), Dietrich Kraiss (1889), and Wilhelm Marschall (1886). After him are Theodor Lessing (1872), Ferdinand von Bredow (1884), Alfred Hettner (1859), Johannes Fabricius (1587), Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern (1868), and Christiane Vulpius (1765).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Wilhelm Filchner ranks 10. Before him are Philip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676), Adam Olearius (1603), Hans Staden (1525), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), and John Sutter (1803). After him are Nikolaus Federmann (1505), Julius Klaproth (1783), Karl Weyprecht (1838), Adolf Lüderitz (1834), Ludwig Leichhardt (1813), and Henricus Martellus Germanus (1401).

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