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Giovanni Battista Belzoni

1778 - 1823

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Giovanni Battista Belzoni (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista belˈtsoːni]; 5 November 1778 – 3 December 1823), sometimes known as The Great Belzoni, was a prolific Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his removal to England of the seven-tonne bust of Ramesses II, the clearing of sand from the entrance of the great temple at Abu Simbel, the discovery and documentation of the tomb of Seti I (still sometimes known as "Belzoni's Tomb"), including the sarcophagus of Seti I, and the first to penetrate into the Pyramid of Khafre, the second pyramid of the Giza complex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Battista Belzoni is the 52nd most popular explorer (up from 56th in 2019), the 700th most popular biography from Italy (up from 773rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Explorer.

Giovanni Battista Belzoni was a 19th-century Italian explorer and pioneer in Egyptology. He discovered the tomb of Seti I and other temples, and his work was published in his book Narrative of the Operations and Recent Discoveries within the Pyramids, Temples, Tombs and Excavations in Egypt and Nubia.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 52 out of 498. Before him are Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Martin Behaim, William Clark, Samuel de Champlain, and Diego de Almagro. After him are Sven Hedin, Henry Morton Stanley, William Baffin, Zhang Qian, Giovanni da Verrazzano, and Henry Hudson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1778, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 10. Before him are Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Humphry Davy, José de San Martín, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, and Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. After him are Bernardo O'Higgins, Clemens Brentano, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Fernando Sor, Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn. Among people deceased in 1823, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 6. Before him are Pope Pius VII, Edward Jenner, David Ricardo, Louis-Nicolas Davout, and Lazare Carnot. After him are Jacques Charles, Charles François Dumouriez, André-Jacques Garnerin, Ann Radcliffe, Rafael del Riego, and Abraham-Louis Breguet.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 700 out of 5,161. Before him are Virna Lisi (1936), Rodolfo Graziani (1882), Alexander of Battenberg (1857), Eros Ramazzotti (1963), Bernardo Bellotto (1721), and Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19). After him are Giovanni Paisiello (1740), Constance, Queen of Sicily (1154), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590), Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), and Marozia (890).

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Among EXPLORERS In Italy

Among explorers born in Italy, Giovanni Battista Belzoni ranks 5. Before him are Marco Polo (1254), Christopher Columbus (1451), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), and John Cabot (1450). After him are Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (1852), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), and Niccolò de' Conti (1395).

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