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Luís Vaz de Torres

1565 - 1614

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Luís Vaz de Torres (Galician and Portuguese), or Luis Váez de Torres in the Spanish spelling (born c. 1565; fl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luís Vaz de Torres has received more than 203,523 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Luís Vaz de Torres is the 170th most popular explorer (up from 220th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Australia (up from 74th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 170 out of 405Before him are Lancelotto Malocello, Matthew Flinders, Vasily Tatishchev, Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Jim Bridger, and Jean-Baptiste Tavernier. After him are Cornelis de Houtman, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Lincoln Ellsworth, Gustav Nachtigal, James Weddell, and Nikolai Rezanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 6Before him are Christina of Lorraine, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Mori Ranmaru, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Marie de Gournay. After him are Cornelis de Houtman, Reza Abbasi, Francesc Ribalta, Hendrick de Keyser, Ketevan the Martyr, and Peter Fourier. Among people deceased in 1614, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 11Before him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Marina Mniszech, Mavro Orbini, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Isaac Casaubon, and Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme. After him are François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Felice Anerio, and Man Singh I.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 56 out of 925Before him are Liam Hemsworth (1990), Ken Rosewall (1934), Peter Norman (1942), Flea (1962), George Miller (1945), and Phil Rudd (1954). After him are Rhonda Byrne (1945), Harold Holt (1908), Raymond Dart (1893), David Helfgott (1947), David Bruce (1855), and John Newcombe (1944).

Among EXPLORERS In Australia

Among explorers born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 1After him are Hubert Wilkins (1888), John Forrest (1847), and Tim Flannery (1956).