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Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky

Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky

Deceased
Hendrik van Rheede

Hendrik van Rheede

1637 – 1691 · Age 54
Deceased
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Johannes Ruysch

1460 – 1533 · Age 73
Deceased
Ivan Vasil'evich Mushketov

Ivan Vasil'evich Mushketov

1850 – 1902 · Age 52
Deceased
Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duke of Montpensier

Ferdinand d'Orléans, Duke of Montpensier

1884 – 1924 · Age 39
Deceased
John Kirk

John Kirk

1832 – 1922 · Age 89
Deceased
Ernst Krenkel

Ernst Krenkel

1903 – 1971 · Age 67
Deceased
Jean-Marie Delavay

Jean-Marie Delavay

1834 – 1895 · Age 61
Deceased
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Caroline Mikkelsen

1906 – 1998 · Age 91
Deceased
Knut Frænkel

Knut Frænkel

1870 – 1897 · Age 27
Deceased
Otto Martin Torell

Otto Martin Torell

1828 – 1900 · Age 72
Deceased
Sebald de Weert

Sebald de Weert

1567 – 1603 · Age 35
Deceased
Eduard Hackel

Eduard Hackel

1850 – 1926 · Age 75
Deceased
Harry Harkimo

Harry Harkimo

1953 · Age 72
Alive
Eivind Astrup

Eivind Astrup

1871 – 1895 · Age 24
Deceased
Claudius James Rich

Claudius James Rich

1787 – 1821 · Age 34
Deceased
Charles Waterton

Charles Waterton

1782 – 1865 · Age 82
Deceased
Filippo Sassetti

Filippo Sassetti

1540 – 1588 · Age 48
Deceased
Nicolai Hanson

Nicolai Hanson

1870 – 1899 · Age 29
Deceased
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Martin Spanberg

1696 – 1761 · Age 64
Deceased
Vladimir Wiese

Vladimir Wiese

1886 – 1954 · Age 67
Deceased
William Gifford Palgrave

William Gifford Palgrave

1826 – 1888 · Age 62
Deceased
Frederick Schwatka

Frederick Schwatka

1849 – 1892 · Age 43
Deceased
Aleksei Butakov

Aleksei Butakov

1816 – 1869 · Age 53
Deceased
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Aleixo Garcia

1401 – 1525
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q11900058