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Louis Hennepin

1626 - 1704

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Louis Hennepin, OFM (born Antoine Hennepin; French pronunciation: [lwi ɛnpɛ̃]; 12 May 1626 – 5 December 1704) was a Belgian Catholic priest and missionary best known for his activities in North America. A member of the Recollects, a minor branch of the Franciscans, he travelled to New France and proselytised to several Native American tribes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Hennepin is the 470th most popular explorer (down from 442nd in 2019), the 781st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 706th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Louis Hennepin ranks 470 out of 498. Before him are Aleksandra Potanina, John Colter, Robert McClure, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, and Robert O'Hara Burke. After him are Oscar Baumann, Louis-Gustave Binger, Thomas Button, Sarat Chandra Das, Tryggve Gran, and Henry Robertson Bowers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1626, Louis Hennepin ranks 19. Before him are Andrea Guarneri, John Aubrey, Pietro Mengoli, Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken, Simon Ushakov, and Ole Borch.  Among people deceased in 1704, Louis Hennepin ranks 22. Before him are Menno van Coehoorn, Francesco Provenzale, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Agnes Block, Lorenzo Gafà, and John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Louis Hennepin ranks 781 out of 1,190. Before him are Albert Heremans (1906), Ludo Peeters (1953), Frank Vandenbroucke (1974), Jean Brichaut (1911), Jean Capelle (1913), and Lize Marke (1936). After him are Johan Bruyneel (1964), Eric Vanderaerden (1962), Stefan Everts (1972), Gaston Salmon (1878), Remco Evenepoel (2000), and Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (1955).

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Among EXPLORERS In Belgium

Among explorers born in Belgium, Louis Hennepin ranks 3. Before him are Adrien de Gerlache (1866), and James Weddell (1787).

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