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Alexandre de Serpa Pinto

1846 - 1900

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Alexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto, Viscount of Serpa Pinto (aka Serpa Pinto; 20 April 1846 – 28 December 1900) was a Portuguese explorer of southern Africa and a colonial administrator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandre de Serpa Pinto has received more than 55,323 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Alexandre de Serpa Pinto is the 338th most popular explorer (down from 323rd in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 271st in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Portuguese Explorer.

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  • 50.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto ranks 338 out of 498. Before him are Vilhjalmur Stefansson, John C. Frémont, Félix de Azara, Philip Carteret, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, and Francis Crozier. After him are Álvaro Fernandes, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, John Biscoe, Knut Haugland, Albert von Le Coq, and Piet Retief.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1846, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto ranks 82. Before him are Whitcomb L. Judson, Giuseppe De Nittis, Emil Warburg, Carrie Nation, Luc-Olivier Merson, and Duke Eugen of Württemberg. After him are Edouard Van Beneden, Albert Chmielowski, Alexander Karpinsky, Paul Déroulède, Sophie Menter, and Giulio Bizzozero. Among people deceased in 1900, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto ranks 68. Before him are Leonardo Murialdo, Gustav Hartlaub, Antoine Vollon, Wilhelm Kühne, Carl Lange, and Karl Doppler. After him are Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Edmond de Sélys Longchamps, Gustaf Åkerhielm, James Edward Keeler, Adrien René Franchet, and Johan Kjeldahl.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto ranks 292 out of 633. Before him are João Pinto (1971), Infanta Maria Ana Francisca of Portugal (1736), Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira (1888), Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho (1869), Jorge Mendes (1966), and Mísia (1955). After him are Nené (1949), João de Loureiro (1717), Nadir Afonso (1920), Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal (1739), Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage (1765), and José Malhoa (1855).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Alexandre de Serpa Pinto ranks 33. Before him are Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Fernão de Loronha (1470), Bento de Góis (1562), and Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500). After him are Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), Lourenço de Almeida (1480), and George Grey (1812).

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