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Pytheas

380 BC - 310 BC

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Pytheas of Massalia (; Ancient Greek: Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης Pythéās ho Massaliōtēs; Latin: Pytheas Massiliensis; born c. 350 BC, fl. c. 320–306 BC) was a Greek geographer, explorer and astronomer from the Greek colony of Massalia (modern-day Marseille, France). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pytheas is the 37th most popular explorer (down from 31st in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from France (down from 418th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Explorer.

Pytheas is most famous for his explorations of the Northwest coast of Europe, including the British Isles and what is now France and Germany. He may have been the first person to circumnavigate the British Isles.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pytheas ranks 37 out of 498. Before him are Jan van Riebeeck, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, John Davis, John Cabot, Evliya Çelebi, and Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. After him are Francisco de Orellana, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Juan Ponce de León, Daniel Boone, Jacob Roggeveen, and Ingólfr Arnarson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 380 BC, Pytheas ranks 2. Before him is Darius III. After him are Memnon of Rhodes, Oxyartes, Anaxarchus, Demades, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Mentor of Rhodes, and Lanike. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Pytheas ranks 2. Before him is Roxana. After him are Phryne, Vyasa, Pharnabazus III, Bian Que, Hui Shi, and Nicanor.

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  • Photo of Roxana

    Roxana

    COMPANION

    347 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 78.55

    Rank: 1

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    Pytheas

    EXPLORER

    380 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 74.06

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Phryne

    Phryne

    MODEL

    371 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 73.16

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Vyasa

    Vyasa

    PHILOSOPHER

    390 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 70.22

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Pharnabazus III

    Pharnabazus III

    POLITICIAN

    365 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 65.98

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Bian Que

    Bian Que

    PHYSICIAN

    401 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 62.93

    Rank: 6

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    Hui Shi

    PHILOSOPHER

    370 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 62.18

    Rank: 7

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    Nicanor

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 59.70

    Rank: 8

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In France

Among people born in France, Pytheas ranks 477 out of 6,770. Before him are François-Noël Babeuf (1760), Lazare Carnot (1753), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Jean-François Lyotard (1924), Albert Lebrun (1871), and Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (1799). After him are Louis Néel (1904), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), Siméon Denis Poisson (1781), Roger Vadim (1928), Fernand Léger (1881), and Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Pytheas ranks 3. Before him are Jacques Cartier (1491), and Jacques Cousteau (1910). After him are Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Jeanne Baret (1740), Jean de Béthencourt (1362), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), and Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705).

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