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Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville

1697 - 1782

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Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist buʁgiɲɔ̃ dɑ̃vil]; born in Paris 11 July 1697 – 28 January 1782) was a French geographer and cartographer who greatly improved the standards of map-making. D'Anville became cartographer to the king, who purchased his cartographic materials, the largest collection in France. He made more than 200 maps during his lifetime, which are characterized by a careful, accurate work largely based on original research. In particular, D'Anville left unknown areas of continents blank and noted doubtful information as such, contrary to the lavish maps of his predecessors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville is the 28th most popular geographer (up from 44th in 2019), the 1,507th most popular biography from France (up from 2,634th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville ranks 28 out of 86. Before him are William Morris Davis, Élisée Reclus, Fra Mauro, James Lovelock, Zakariya al-Qazwini, and Sebastian Münster. After him are Johann Georg Gmelin, Albrecht Penck, Abraham Cresques, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Willem Blaeu, and Nicolas Sanson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1697, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville ranks 8. Before him are Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, William Hogarth, Antoine François Prévost, Johann Joachim Quantz, Louise Hippolyte, Princess of Monaco, and Jean-Marie Leclair. After him are Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Faustina Bordoni, Nicola Salvi, Mahmud Hotak, Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, and Christine Kirch. Among people deceased in 1782, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville ranks 16. Before him are Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Anna Göldi, Sophie of France, Charles Lee, Ange-Jacques Gabriel, and Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt, Daniel Solander, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, and Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville ranks 1,507 out of 6,770. Before him are Arthur I, Duke of Brittany (1187), Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Auguste Charlois (1864), Louis Paul Cailletet (1832), Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857), and Eugène Atget (1857). After him are Philippe de Gaulle (1921), Julien Duvivier (1896), Marcel Petiot (1897), Victor Noir (1848), Henri Cartan (1904), and Théodule-Armand Ribot (1839).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In France

Among geographers born in France, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville ranks 3. Before him are Paul Vidal de La Blache (1845), and Élisée Reclus (1830). After him are Nicolas Sanson (1600), Emmanuel de Martonne (1873), Guillaume Delisle (1675), Nicolas de Fer (1646), and Guillaume Grandidier (1873).

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