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Lourenço de Almeida

1480 - 1508

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Lourenço de Almeida (c. 1480 – March 1508) was a Portuguese explorer and military commander. He was born in Martim, Portugal, the son of Francisco de Almeida, first viceroy of Portuguese India. Acting under his father, Lourenço distinguished himself in the Indian Ocean, and made Ceylon (present Sri Lanka) tributary to Portugal (see Portuguese Ceylon). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lourenço de Almeida has received more than 93,461 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lourenço de Almeida is the 386th most popular explorer, the 326th most popular biography from Portugal and the 36th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 93k

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  • 48.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 386 out of 498. Before him are Jørgen Jørgensen, García López de Cárdenas, John Marshall, Benjamin Morrell, Vasily Chichagov, and Alexander Fersman. After him are Teoberto Maler, Sámuel Teleki, Étienne Brûlé, Androsthenes of Thasos, Pyotr Anjou, and Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 37. Before him are Girolamo Aleandro, Antonio de Guevara, Frederick II of Legnica, Duarte Barbosa, Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, and Vannoccio Biringuccio.  Among people deceased in 1508, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 12. Before him are Conrad Celtes, Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, Philip, Elector Palatine, Radu IV the Great, Nephon II of Constantinople, and Nilus of Sora.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 326 out of 633. Before him are Nelo Vingada (1953), Diogo Lopes de Sequeira (1465), Rafael Leão (1999), Costinha (1974), Paulo Ferreira (1979), and Bruno Fernandes (1994). After him are Dulce Pontes (1969), Joaquim Carvalho (1937), Rui Vitória (1970), Lio (1962), Jaime Pacheco (1958), and Salvador Sobral (1989).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Lourenço de Almeida ranks 36. Before him are Fernão de Loronha (1470), Bento de Góis (1562), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), and Miguel Corte-Real (1448). After him are George Grey (1812).

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