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Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza

1852 - 1905

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Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (born Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà; 26 January 1852 – 14 September 1905) was an Italian-French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogooué region of Central Africa, and later with the backing of the Société de Géographie de Paris, he reached far into the interior along the right bank of the Congo River. He has often been depicted as a man of friendly manner, great charm and peaceful approach towards the Africans he met and worked with on his journeys. Under French colonial rule, the capital of the Republic of the Congo was named Brazzaville after him and the name was retained by the post-colonial rulers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza is the 92nd most popular explorer (down from 67th in 2019), the 1,161st most popular biography from Italy (down from 904th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Explorer.

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza was a French explorer who was most famous for exploring the Congo River in Africa.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 92 out of 498. Before him are Diego Columbus, Jeanne Baret, Willem Janszoon, Tristão da Cunha, Jean de Béthencourt, and Sebastian Cabot. After him are William Parry, Benjamin of Tudela, Salomon August Andrée, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Charles Marie de La Condamine, and Cosmas Indicopleustes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 22. Before him are Augusta, Lady Gregory, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Ferdinand von Lindemann, Alice Liddell, Constantin Fehrenbach, and Christian Krohg. After him are H. H. Asquith, Hipólito Yrigoyen, Tewfik Pasha, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Paul Bourget, and Pietro Gasparri. Among people deceased in 1905, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 10. Before him are Ernst Abbe, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Adolph Menzel, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, and Louise Michel. After him are Carl Wernicke, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Albert Edelfelt, Élisée Reclus, Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Walther Flemming.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 1,161 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Landini (1325), Constantius Gallus (325), Sebastian Cabot (1484), Luigi Russolo (1885), Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636), and Tiberius Gemellus (19). After him are Peter of Verona (1206), Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1882), Andrea Pirlo (1979), Carlo Maria Martini (1927), Salonia Matidia (68), and Totò (1898).

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Among EXPLORERS In Italy

Among explorers born in Italy, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 8. Before him are Christopher Columbus (1451), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), John Cabot (1450), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), and Sebastian Cabot (1484). After him are Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), Niccolò de' Conti (1395), Alejandro Malaspina (1754), and Cristoforo Buondelmonti (1385).

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