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Cristoforo Buondelmonti

1385 - 1430

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Cristoforo Buondelmonti (c. 1385 – c. 1430) was an Italian Franciscan priest, traveler, and was a pioneer in promoting first-hand knowledge of Greece and its antiquities throughout the Western world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cristoforo Buondelmonti is the 227th most popular explorer (up from 243rd in 2019), the 2,307th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,509th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Italian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Cristoforo Buondelmonti ranks 227 out of 498Before him are Hendrik Brouwer, Joshua Slocum, Pero Escobar, Mark Sykes, Juan de Garay, and Francisco de Bobadilla. After him are Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Anthony van Diemen, Otto Finsch, Pehr Osbeck, Naddodd, and Lourenço Marques.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1385, Cristoforo Buondelmonti ranks 5Before him are Fra Mauro, Isidore of Kiev, Tvrtko II of Bosnia, and John I, Duke of Alençon. After him are Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Paul von Rusdorf, Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola, and Fernão Lopes. Among people deceased in 1430, Cristoforo Buondelmonti ranks 5Before him are Vytautas, Christine de Pizan, Philippa of England, and Al-Musta'in. After him are Alain Chartier, and Hafiz-i Abru.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cristoforo Buondelmonti ranks 2,307 out of 5,161Before him are Nigidius Figulus (-98), Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme (1872), Bartolomeo Montagna (1450), Folco Lulli (1912), Gaspar del Bufalo (1786), and Margherita Hack (1922). After him are Achille Silvestrini (1923), Ernesto Cesàro (1859), Antonio Di Natale (1977), Stefano Casiraghi (1960), John, Duke of Durazzo (1294), and Pietro Riario (1447).

Among EXPLORERS In Italy

Among explorers born in Italy, Cristoforo Buondelmonti ranks 14Before him are Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), Niccolò de' Conti (1395), and Alejandro Malaspina (1754). After him are Eusebio Kino (1645), Ippolito Rosellini (1800), and Teoberto Maler (1842).