GEOGRAPHER

Nicolas Sanson

1600 - 1667

Nicolas Sanson

Nicolas Sanson (20 December 1600 – 7 July 1667) was a French cartographer who served under two kings in matters of geography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas Sanson is the 34th most popular geographer (down from 29th in 2019), the 1,715th most popular biography from France (down from 1,661st in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Nicolas Sanson ranks 34 out of 86. Before him are Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Johann Georg Gmelin, Albrecht Penck, Abraham Cresques, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, and Willem Blaeu. After him are Jovan Cvijić, Jodocus Hondius, Vincenzo Coronelli, Artemidorus Ephesius, Otto Nordenskjöld, and Conrad Malte-Brun.

Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia

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Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
1697 - 1782
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 28
Johann Georg Gmelin
1709 - 1755
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 29
Albrecht Penck
1858 - 1945
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 30
Abraham Cresques
1325 - 1387
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 31
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 32
Willem Blaeu
1571 - 1638
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 33
Nicolas Sanson
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 34
Jovan Cvijić
1865 - 1927
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 35
Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 36
Vincenzo Coronelli
1650 - 1718
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 37
Artemidorus Ephesius
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 38
Otto Nordenskjöld
1869 - 1928
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 39
Conrad Malte-Brun
1775 - 1826
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 40

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1600, Nicolas Sanson ranks 9. Before him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Claude Lorrain, Lorenzo Ruiz, Sawney Bean, Marie de Rohan, and False Dmitry II. After him are Simeon Bekbulatovich, Gabriel Naudé, Cristóbal de Morales, Maria Celeste, Giovanna Garzoni, and Lagâri Hasan Çelebi. Among people deceased in 1667, Nicolas Sanson ranks 9. Before him are Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Fatma Sultan, Gabriël Metsu, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Johann Jakob Froberger, and Fasilides. After him are Alonzo Cano, Peter Snayers, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Thomas de Keyser, and Ferenc Wesselényi.

Others Born in 1600

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Pedro Calderón de la Barca
WRITER
1600 - 1681
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 3
Claude Lorrain
PAINTER
1600 - 1682
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 4
Lorenzo Ruiz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1637
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 5
Sawney Bean
EXTREMIST
1600 - 1600
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 6
Marie de Rohan
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1679
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 7
False Dmitry II
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1610
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 9
Simeon Bekbulatovich
POLITICIAN
1600 - 1616
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 10
Gabriel Naudé
WRITER
1600 - 1653
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 11
Cristóbal de Morales
WRITER
1600 - 1655
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 12
Maria Celeste
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1634
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 13
Giovanna Garzoni
PAINTER
1600 - 1670
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 14
Lagâri Hasan Çelebi
INVENTOR
1600 - 1700
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 15

Others Deceased in 1667

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Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1667
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 3
Fatma Sultan
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1667
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 4
Gabriël Metsu
PAINTER
1629 - 1667
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 5
Marie Louise Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1667
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 6
Johann Jakob Froberger
COMPOSER
1616 - 1667
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 7
Fasilides
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1667
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 8
Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 9
Alonzo Cano
ARCHITECT
1601 - 1667
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 10
Peter Snayers
PAINTER
1592 - 1667
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 11
Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1667
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 12
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
PAINTER
1594 - 1667
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 13
Thomas de Keyser
PAINTER
1596 - 1667
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 14
Ferenc Wesselényi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1605 - 1667
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 15

In France

Among people born in France, Nicolas Sanson ranks 1,715 out of 6,770. Before him are Marcel Renault (1872), Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay (1740), Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours (1489), Anna de Noailles (1876), Arnaud Amalric (1160), and Dominique Jean Larrey (1766). After him are Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689), Jean-Charles de Borda (1733), Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723), Raymond of Burgundy (1070), Jules Dupré (1811), and Aénor de Châtellerault (1103).

Others born in France

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Marcel Renault
ENGINEER
1872 - 1903
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,709
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1789
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,710
Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1489 - 1512
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,711
Anna de Noailles
WRITER
1876 - 1933
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,712
Arnaud Amalric
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1160 - 1225
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,713
Dominique Jean Larrey
PHYSICIAN
1766 - 1842
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,714
Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,715
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
COMPOSER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,716
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,717
Nicole-Reine Lepaute
ASTRONOMER
1723 - 1788
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,718
Raymond of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
1070 - 1107
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,719
Jules Dupré
PAINTER
1811 - 1889
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,720
Aénor de Châtellerault
NOBLEMAN
1103 - 1130
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,721