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Hjalmar Johansen

Hjalmar Johansen

1867 – 1913 · Age 45
Deceased
Vivian Fuchs

Vivian Fuchs

1908 – 1999 · Age 91
Deceased
Frederick Russell Burnham

Frederick Russell Burnham

1861 – 1947 · Age 86
Deceased
Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec

Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec

1734 – 1797 · Age 63
Deceased
Louis de Freycinet

Louis de Freycinet

1779 – 1841 · Age 62
Deceased
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François Bernier

1620 – 1688 · Age 67
Deceased
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Salomon Müller

1804 – 1863 · Age 59
Deceased
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz

1793 – 1831 · Age 37
Deceased
Carl Anton Larsen

Carl Anton Larsen

1860 – 1924 · Age 64
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Khariton Laptev

1700 – 1763 · Age 63
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Hans Staden

Hans Staden

1525 – 1579 · Age 54
Deceased
João de Nóvoa

João de Nóvoa

1450 – 1509 · Age 59
Deceased
Ranulph Fiennes

Ranulph Fiennes

1944 · Age 81
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Zebulon Pike

Zebulon Pike

1779 – 1813 · Age 34
Deceased
Antonio de Mendoza

Antonio de Mendoza

1494 – 1552 · Age 58
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Jean René Constant Quoy

Jean René Constant Quoy

1790 – 1869 · Age 78
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Stephen of Perm

Stephen of Perm

1340 – 1396 · Age 56
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Vladimir Atlasov

1661 – 1711 · Age 50
Deceased
Henri Mouhot

Henri Mouhot

1826 – 1861 · Age 35
Deceased
Anatoli Boukreev

Anatoli Boukreev

1958 – 1997 · Age 39
Deceased
Joshua Slocum

Joshua Slocum

1844 – 1909 · Age 65
Deceased
Ferdinand von Mueller

Ferdinand von Mueller

1825 – 1896 · Age 71
Deceased
Helmer Hanssen

Helmer Hanssen

1870 – 1956 · Age 85
Deceased
Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau

Hermann, Fürst von Pückler-Muskau

1785 – 1871 · Age 85
Deceased
Pyotr Kozlov

Pyotr Kozlov

1863 – 1935 · Age 71
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q11900058