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Fernão de Loronha

1470 - 1540

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Fernão de Loronha (c. 1470 or earlier – c. 1540), whose name is often corrupted to Fernando de Noronha or Fernando della Rogna, was a prominent 16th-century Portuguese merchant of Lisbon, of Jewish descent. He was the first charter-holder (1502–1512), the first donatary captain in Brazil and sponsor of numerous early Portuguese overseas expeditions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernão de Loronha has received more than 49,074 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Fernão de Loronha is the 301st most popular explorer, the 258th most popular biography from Portugal and the 30th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 49k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Fernão de Loronha ranks 301 out of 498. Before him are Semyon Chelyuskin, Louis Jolliet, Charles Francis Hall, László Almásy, Peter Freuchen, and Alexander Gordon Laing. After him are Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser, Bertrand Piccard, Meriwether Lewis, Gustav Adolf von Götzen, Ludwig Leichhardt, and Edward S. Curtis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1470, Fernão de Loronha ranks 25. Before him are Vincenzo Catena, Ludovico di Varthema, Gonzalo Guerrero, Marco Basaiti, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, and Bernardo Dovizi. After him are Willibald Pirckheimer, Daniel Hopfer, Polydore Vergil, and Quli Qutb Shah. Among people deceased in 1540, Fernão de Loronha ranks 15. Before him are Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Guillaume Budé, Joos van Cleve, Tomé Pires, Barthel Beham, and Duarte, Duke of Guimarães. After him are Francisco de Ulloa, Dawit II, Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, and Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Fernão de Loronha ranks 258 out of 633. Before him are Rosa Mota (1958), José Policarpo (1936), Pedro da Fonseca (1528), Duarte Barbosa (1480), José Peseiro (1960), and João Félix (1999). After him are Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1491), Fábio Coentrão (1988), Teodósio I, Duke of Braganza (1510), Guilhermina Suggia (1885), Mário de Sá-Carneiro (1890), and Simão Rodrigues (1510).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Fernão de Loronha ranks 30. Before him are Duarte Pacheco Pereira (1460), Nuno Tristão (1500), Jorge Álvares (1401), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), João Fernandes Lavrador (1453), and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415). After him are Bento de Góis (1562), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), and Lourenço de Almeida (1480).

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