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Henricus Martellus Germanus

1401 - 1496

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Henricus Martellus Germanus (fl. 1480–1496) was a German cartographer active in Florence between 1480 and 1496. His surviving cartographic work includes manuscripts of Ptolemy's Geographia, manuscripts of Insularium illustratum (a descriptive atlas of island maps), and two world maps which were the first to show a passage around the southern tip of Africa into the Indian Ocean. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henricus Martellus Germanus is the 322nd most popular explorer (down from 288th in 2019), the 3,673rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,284th in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Henricus Martellus Germanus ranks 322 out of 498. Before him are Snorri Thorfinnsson, John C. Frémont, Peter Freuchen, Eduard von Toll, Juan de Fuca, and Helmer Hanssen. After him are João Fernandes Lavrador, Semyon Chelyuskin, Theodor Kotschy, Hermann Wissmann, Pedro Tafur, and Nain Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1401, Henricus Martellus Germanus ranks 18. Before him are Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, Mesih Pasha, Jorge Álvares, Pero Escobar, Koca Davud Pasha, and Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein.  Among people deceased in 1496, Henricus Martellus Germanus ranks 12. Before him are Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Qaitbay, Ercole de' Roberti, Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg, Piero del Pollaiolo, and Gilbert, Count of Montpensier.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henricus Martellus Germanus ranks 3,675 out of 7,253. Before him are Oskar Maria Graf (1894), Adolf III of Holstein (1160), Herman Grimm (1828), Peter Winter (1754), Ramin Djawadi (1974), and Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576). After him are Felix Hoppe-Seyler (1825), Carl Schurz (1829), Adam Müller (1779), Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1606), Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe (1834), and Cornelia Froboess (1943).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Henricus Martellus Germanus ranks 16. Before him are Wilhelm Filchner (1877), Nikolaus Federmann (1505), Julius Klaproth (1783), Karl Weyprecht (1838), Adolf Lüderitz (1834), and Ludwig Leichhardt (1813). After him are Hermann Wissmann (1853), Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540), Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804), Carl Peters (1856), Albert von Le Coq (1860), and Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs (1831).

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