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Étienne Brûlé

1592 - 1633

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Étienne Brûlé (French pronunciation: [etjɛn bʁyle]; c. 1592 – c. June 1633) was the first European explorer to journey beyond the St. Lawrence River into what is now known as Canada. He spent much of his early adult life among the Wendat (Huron), and mastered their language and learned their culture. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Étienne Brûlé is the 403rd most popular explorer (down from 389th in 2019), the 4,475th most popular biography from France (down from 4,329th in 2019) and the 36th most popular French Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Étienne Brûlé ranks 403 out of 498. Before him are García López de Cárdenas, Álvaro Fernandes, Artur Chilingarov, Frederick William Beechey, George Nares, and Richard Maack. After him are Johannes Rebmann, Edward Belcher, George Kennan, Grímur Kamban, Charles Francis Hall, and Dirk Hartog.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1592, Étienne Brûlé ranks 16. Before him are Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Catalina de Erauso, Saib Tabrizi, Luarsab II of Kartli, and François le Métel de Boisrobert. After him are Wang Shimin, and Thomas Ravenscroft. Among people deceased in 1633, Étienne Brûlé ranks 20. Before him are Juan Pablo Bonet, John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, George Abbot, and Francis Godwin. After him is William Ames.

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In France

Among people born in France, Étienne Brûlé ranks 4,475 out of 6,770. Before him are Pierre Brossolette (1903), Lucien Sève (1926), Jules Verreaux (1807), Aymeric Laporte (1994), Alfred Aston (1912), and Ferland Mendy (1995). After him are Eugène Grisot (1866), Jacques Simon (1941), André Blondel (1863), Luc Ferry (1951), Georges de la Falaise (1866), and Marcel Hansenne (1917).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Étienne Brûlé ranks 36. Before him are Jacques Labillardière (1755), Nicolas Baudin (1754), Louis de Freycinet (1779), Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859), Henri Duveyrier (1840), and Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798). After him are Louis-Gustave Binger (1856).

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