Nikolay Przhevalsky

Nikolay Mikhaylovich Przhevalsky was a Russian geographer and a renowned explorer of Central and East Asia. Although he never reached his ultimate goal, the city of Lhasa in Tibet, he still travelled through regions then unknown to Westerners, such as northern Tibet, Amdo and Dzungaria.

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Who was born first?

• Nikolay Przhevalsky and Francis Garnier were born the same year
• Nikolay Przhevalsky and Friedrich Hermann Otto Finsch were born the same year
• Nikolay Przhevalsky was born 1 year before Edward Drinker Cope
• Nikolay Przhevalsky was born 1 year before Edward Whymper
• Nikolay Przhevalsky was born 1 year after John Muir

Timeline

1. John MuirApril 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914
2. Francis GarnierJuly 25, 1839 – December 21, 1873
3. Friedrich Hermann Otto FinschAugust 8, 1839 – January 31, 1917
4. Nikolay Przhevalsky (this page)March 31, 1839 – October 20, 1888
5. Edward Drinker CopeJuly 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897
6. Edward WhymperApril 27, 1840 – September 16, 1911

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