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Nikolaus Federmann

1505 - 1542

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Nikolaus Federmann (Spanish: Nicolás Féderman, pronounced [nikoˈlas ðe 'feðeɾman]) (c. 1505, Ulm – February 1542, Valladolid) was a German adventurer and conquistador in what is modern-day Venezuela and Colombia. He is a significant figure in the history of Klein-Venedig (1528–1546), the concession of Venezuela Province that Charles I of Spain granted to the Welser banking family and the foundation of Santafe de Bogotá. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikolaus Federmann is the 245th most popular explorer (down from 242nd in 2019), the 2,754th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,815th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Nikolaus Federmann ranks 245 out of 498. Before him are Ma Huan, Olivier van Noort, Jimmie Angel, Louise Arner Boyd, Tristão Vaz Teixeira, and Vladimir Atlasov. After him are St John Philby, Yerofey Khabarov, Dmitry Laptev, Jan Czerski, Francisco Serrão, and Friedrich Welwitsch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1505, Nikolaus Federmann ranks 11. Before him are Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Michel de l'Hôpital, Mikołaj Rej, Juan de Valdés, Lambert Lombard, and Christine of Saxony. After him are Christoph Amberger, Vicente Juan Masip, Pierre Robert Olivétan, Aegidius Tschudi, Kanijeli Siyavuş Pasha, and Solomon Alkabetz. Among people deceased in 1542, Nikolaus Federmann ranks 14. Before him are Sayyida al Hurra, Peter Henlein, Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, Thomas Wyatt, Girolamo Aleandro, and Ludwig Senfl. After him are Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Diego de Almagro II, Cristóvão da Gama, Juan Boscán Almogáver, Gasparo Contarini, and Philotheus of Pskov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Nikolaus Federmann ranks 2,755 out of 7,253. Before him are Hermann Muthesius (1861), Hans Albers (1891), Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (1532), Johann Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1906), Paul Levi (1883), and Charlotte Buff (1753). After him are Ignaz von Döllinger (1799), Joseph Görres (1776), Louis V, Elector Palatine (1478), Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (960), Michael Kiske (1968), and Hermann von Fehling (1812).

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Among EXPLORERS In Germany

Among explorers born in Germany, Nikolaus Federmann ranks 11. Before him are Adam Olearius (1603), Hans Staden (1525), Gustav Nachtigal (1834), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), John Sutter (1803), and Wilhelm Filchner (1877). After him are Julius Klaproth (1783), Karl Weyprecht (1838), Adolf Lüderitz (1834), Ludwig Leichhardt (1813), Henricus Martellus Germanus (1401), and Hermann Wissmann (1853).

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