1757 - 1820
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, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 202 out of 405. Before 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.
1730 - 1794
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 196
1479 - 1553
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 197
1585 - 1622
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 198
1870 - 1956
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 199
1799 - 1831
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 200
1879 - 1919
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 201
1757 - 1820
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 202
1567 - 1607
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 203
900 - 901
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 204
1300 - 1400
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 205
1510 - 1571
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 206
1495 - 1600
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 207
1500 - 1600
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 208
Among people born in 1757, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 24. Before 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 23. Before 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.
1757 - 1827
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 18
1757 - 1816
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 19
1757 - 1831
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 20
1757 - 1830
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 21
1757 - 1831
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 22
1757 - 1825
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 23
1757 - 1820
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 24
1757 - 1824
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 25
1757 - 1824
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 26
1757 - 1844
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 27
1757 - 1842
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 28
1757 - 1834
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 29
1757 - 1834
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 30
1767 - 1820
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 17
1751 - 1820
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 18
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 19
1767 - 1820
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 20
1765 - 1820
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 21
1734 - 1820
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 22
1757 - 1820
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 23
1741 - 1820
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 24
1748 - 1820
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 25
1800 - 1820
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 26
1738 - 1820
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 27
1761 - 1820
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 28
1748 - 1820
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 29
Among people born in France, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 2,437 out of 6,011. Before 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).
1882 - 1978
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 2,431
1135 - 1201
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 2,432
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 2,433
1760 - 1837
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,434
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 2,435
1639 - 1678
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,436
1757 - 1820
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,437
1844 - 1917
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,438
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,439
1673 - 1763
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,440
1784 - 1853
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 2,441
1170 - 1240
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 2,442
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 2,443
Among explorers born in France, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney ranks 19. Before 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).
1705 - 1786
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 13
1778 - 1819
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 14
1734 - 1797
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 15
1605 - 1689
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 16
1724 - 1772
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 17
1826 - 1861
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 18
1757 - 1820
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 19
1510 - 1571
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 20
1799 - 1838
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 21
1867 - 1936
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 22
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 23
1658 - 1730
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 24
1839 - 1873
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 25