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Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney

1757 - 1820

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Constantin-François Chassebœuf de La Giraudais (French: [kɔ̃stɑ̃tɛ̃ fʁɑ̃sua ʃasəbœf də la ʒiʁodɛ]), comte de Volney (February 3, 1757 – April 25, 1820), was a French philosopher, historian, orientalist, abolitionist and politician. In his youth, he attended Madame Helvétius's salon in Paris, where he met Benjamin Franklin during the American War of Independence. He became famous in 1787 with a book about his journey to Ottoman Egypt and Syria. At the beginning of the French Revolution, Volney represented commoners of Anjou in the Estates General and took part in the National Constituent Assembly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney is the 181st most popular explorer, the 2,177th most popular biography from France (up from 2,230th in 2019) and the 17th most popular French Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 181 out of 498. Before him are Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Carsten Borchgrevink, António de Abreu, Henri Mouhot, Lancelotto Malocello, and Edward Wilson. After him are Sophie Blanchard, Niccolò de' Conti, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn, Matthew Flinders, John Marshall, and Hanno the Navigator.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1757, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 22. Before him are Johann Matthäus Bechstein, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Ercole Consalvi, Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, and Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais. After him are Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Erik Acharius, Michel-Gabriel Paccard, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Countess Friederike von Schlieben, and Vladimir Borovikovsky. Among people deceased in 1820, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 21. Before him are Gia Long, Jean-Lambert Tallien, William Wyatt Bibb, Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Clement Mary Hofbauer, and Levi Lincoln Sr.. After him are Augustin Barruel, Alexander Mackenzie, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Arthur Young, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, and Gerhard von Kügelgen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 2,177 out of 6,770. Before him are Stanislas de Guaita (1861), Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933), Hincmar (806), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), Joseph-Marie Vien (1716), and Philippe Honoré (1941). After him are Walter V, Count of Brienne (1278), John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg (1582), Sophie Blanchard (1778), Marie-Claire Alain (1926), Yannick Noah (1960), and Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano (1721).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 17. Before him are René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Jean Chardin (1643), Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737), Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658), and Henri Mouhot (1826). After him are Sophie Blanchard (1778), Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867), Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734), Francis Garnier (1839), Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon (1510), and René Caillié (1799).

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