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Matthew Flinders

1774 - 1814

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Matthew Flinders (Donington, 16 de Março de 1774 — Londres, 19 de Julho de 1814) foi um reputado navegador e cartógrafo britânico. Nos seus vinte e poucos anos de carreira na Marinha Britânica, navegou com o capitão William Bligh, circum-navegou a Austrália, sobreviveu a um naufrágio e foi prisioneiro dos franceses na ilha Maurícia durante quase sete anos. Leia mais na Wikipédia

His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 47 in 2024). Matthew Flinders is the 185th most popular explorador (up from 195th in 2024), the 1,725th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,612th in 2019) and the 26th most popular British Explorador.

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Among Exploradors

Among exploradors, Matthew Flinders ranks 185 out of 498. Before him are Lancelotto Malocello, Edward Wilson, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, Sophie Blanchard, Niccolò de' Conti, and Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn. After him are John Marshall, Hanno the Navigator, James Bruce, Annie Londonderry, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, and Alexander Mackenzie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1774, Matthew Flinders ranks 19. Before him are William Henry, Christian Leopold von Buch, Charles Bell, Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall, and André Marie Constant Duméril. After him are Robert Southey, Francis Baily, Lord William Bentinck, Václav Tomášek, Pierre Rode, and Karl Mollweide. Among people deceased in 1814, Matthew Flinders ranks 16. Before him are Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne, Arthur Phillip, Louis-Sébastien Mercier, Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, and Guillaume-Antoine Olivier. After him are Elbridge Gerry, Aleijadinho, William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto, Georg Joseph Vogler, and Louis François Joseph, Prince of Conti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Flinders ranks 1,725 out of 8,785. Before him are John Newton (1725), Christine McVie (1943), Harriet Martineau (1802), Edward Gordon Craig (1872), Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770), and Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721). After him are John Charles (1931), Steven Gerrard (1980), Elizabeth Blount (1500), James Murray (1837), Paul Radmilovic (1886), and Jimmy Greaves (1940).

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Among Exploradors In United Kingdom

Among exploradors born in United Kingdom, Matthew Flinders ranks 26. Before him are Ranulph Fiennes (1944), Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet (1764), Samuel Wallis (1728), Isabella Bird (1831), Martin Frobisher (1535), and Edward Wilson (1872). After him are John Marshall (1748), James Bruce (1730), Alexander Mackenzie (1764), Douglas Mawson (1882), John Rolfe (1585), and Mark Sykes (1879).

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