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Nicolas de Fer

1646 - 1720

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Nicolas de Fer (French pronunciation: [nikɔla də fɛʁ], 1646 – 25 October 1720) was a French cartographer and geographer. He also was an engraver and publisher. His works focused more on quantity than quality, there were often geographical errors, and they were more artistic than accurate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolas de Fer is the 71st most popular geographer (down from 66th in 2019), the 4,483rd most popular biography from France (down from 3,994th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Nicolas de Fer ranks 71 out of 86. Before him are Richard Hartshorne, Doreen Massey, Ellsworth Huntington, John Walter Gregory, Curt von François, and Aaron Arrowsmith. After him are Ellen Churchill Semple, Carl O. Sauer, Arnold Henry Guyot, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Yuly Shokalsky, and Richard Andree.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1646, Nicolas de Fer ranks 20. Before him are Paul Hermann, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Élisabeth Marguerite d'Orléans, Glückel of Hameln, Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, and Johann Theile. After him is Jean Hardouin. Among people deceased in 1720, Nicolas de Fer ranks 13. Before him are Edward England, Peter Tordenskjold, Anne Dacier, Abdul-Qādir Bedil, Giovanni Maria Lancisi, and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway. After him is Balaji Vishwanath.

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In France

Among people born in France, Nicolas de Fer ranks 4,483 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Simon (1941), André Blondel (1863), Luc Ferry (1951), Georges de la Falaise (1866), Marcel Hansenne (1917), and Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway (1648). After him are Christine Delphy (1941), Bruno Bellone (1962), Marc René, marquis de Montalembert (1714), Rita Renoir (1934), Paul Montel (1876), and Arsène Darmesteter (1846).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In France

Among geographers born in France, Nicolas de Fer ranks 7. Before him are Paul Vidal de La Blache (1845), Élisée Reclus (1830), Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697), Nicolas Sanson (1600), Emmanuel de Martonne (1873), and Guillaume Delisle (1675). After him are Guillaume Grandidier (1873).

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