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Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney

1757 - 1820

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Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney (3 February 1757 – 25 April 1820) was a French philosopher, abolitionist, writer, orientalist, and politician who was made Commander of the Legion of honour in 1804, Count of the empire in 1808, and a Peer of France by Louis XVIII. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney has received more than 151,277 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney is the 202nd most popular explorer (down from 166th in 2019), the 2,437th most popular biography from France (down from 2,097th in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 202 out of 405Before him are James Bruce, Francisco de Montejo, John Rolfe, Helmer Hanssen, Jedediah Smith, and Mark Sykes. After him are Jacob van Heemskerck, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Enrique of Malacca, and Gaspar de Lemos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1757, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 24Before him are Michel-Gabriel Paccard, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, and Vladimir Borovikovsky. After him are Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais, Ercole Consalvi, Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Robert Smith, Thomas Telford, and Albrecht Wilhelm Roth. Among people deceased in 1820, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 23Before him are Jean-Lambert Tallien, Clement Mary Hofbauer, Augustin Barruel, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Nguyễn Du, and Daniel Boone. After him are Arthur Young, Anders Sparrman, Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Benjamin West, Antonín Vranický, and Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.

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In France

Among people born in France, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 2,437 out of 6,011Before him are Max Decugis (1882), Walter of Châtillon (1135), Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt (1960), Jean-François Le Sueur (1760), Jacques Doillon (1944), and Catherine Charlotte de Gramont (1639). After him are Édouard Drumont (1844), Albert Vanhoye (1923), Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1673), George Onslow (1784), Jacques de Vitry (1170), and Brigitte Lahaie (1955).

Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 19Before him are Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705), Sophie Blanchard (1778), Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec (1734), Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1605), Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne (1724), and Henri Mouhot (1826). After him are Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon (1510), René Caillié (1799), Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867), Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737), Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (1658), and Francis Garnier (1839).