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Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho

1869 - 1959

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Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaɾluʒ ˈvjeɣɐʒ ˈɣaɣu koˈtĩɲu]; 17 February 1869 – 18 February 1959), generally known simply as Gago Coutinho, was a Portuguese geographer, cartographer, naval officer, historian and aviator. An aviation pioneer, Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral were the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air, in a journey from March to June 1922, started in Lisbon, Portugal, and finished in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, using a seaplane variant of the British reconnaissance biplane Fairey III. In June 2022, the centenary of the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic, it was announced that Faro Airport would officially change its name to Gago Coutinho Airport. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho is the 75th most popular geographer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 357th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 289th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho ranks 75 out of 86. Before him are Curt von François, Aaron Arrowsmith, Nicolas de Fer, Ellen Churchill Semple, Carl O. Sauer, and Arnold Henry Guyot. After him are Yuly Shokalsky, Richard Andree, Peter Schenk the Elder, Guillaume Grandidier, John Speed, and Herman Moll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho ranks 136. Before him are Wilhelm Heye, Helene Stöcker, Constantin Angelescu, John Kunkel Small, Henriette Roland Holst, and August Blom. After him are Robert W. Paul, Joshua Pim, Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov, Zaida Ben-Yusuf, William Murrill, and Albert Engström. Among people deceased in 1959, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho ranks 171. Before him are Edith Clarke, Gustaf Weidel, Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood, Ivan Perestiani, Ivor Bueb, and Peter Platzer. After him are Lyda Borelli, Emil František Burian, José Durand Laguna, Kay Kendall, Abraham Flexner, and Stepan Erzia.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho ranks 357 out of 633. Before him are Eduardo Serra (1943), Ricardo Sá Pinto (1972), Nelo Vingada (1953), Helena Almeida (1934), Hélder Postiga (1982), and Jaime Pacheco (1958). After him are Eduardo Lourenço (1923), José Leite de Vasconcelos (1858), Manuel Duarte (1945), Luís de Freitas Branco (1890), Tomás António Gonzaga (1744), and Bruno Lage (1976).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Portugal

Among geographers born in Portugal, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho ranks 1. 

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