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GEOGRAPHER

Nicolas Sanson

1600 - 1667

Nicolas Sanson

Nicolas Sanson (20 December 1600 – 7 July 1667) was a French cartographer who served under two kings in matters of geography. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicolas Sanson has received more than 51,876 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Nicolas Sanson is the 30th most popular geographer (up from 41st in 2019), the 1,667th most popular biography from France (up from 2,241st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Geographer.

Memorability Metrics

52k
Page Views (PV)
57.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
9.11
Effective Languages (L*)
1.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Nicolas Sanson ranks 30 out of 67. Before him are Georg Joachim Rheticus, Al-Bakri, Fra Mauro, William Morris Davis, Sebastian Münster, and Marinus of Tyre. After him are Albrecht Penck, Abu Sa'id Gardezi, Jodocus Hondius, Vincenzo Coronelli, Willem Blaeu, and Alfred Hettner.

Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia

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Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 24
Al-Bakri
1014 - 1094
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 25
Fra Mauro
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 26
William Morris Davis
1850 - 1934
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 27
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 28
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 29
Nicolas Sanson
1600 - 1667
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 30
Albrecht Penck
1858 - 1945
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 32
Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 33
Vincenzo Coronelli
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 34
Willem Blaeu
1571 - 1638
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 35
Alfred Hettner
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 36

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1600, Nicolas Sanson ranks 10. Before him are Claude Lorrain, Sawney Bean, False Dmitry II, Marie de Rohan, Simeon Bekbulatovich, and Maria Celeste. After him are Kuchum, Gabriel Naudé, Cristóbal de Morales, Malyuta Skuratov, Lagâri Hasan Çelebi, and Giovanna Garzoni. Among people deceased in 1667, Nicolas Sanson ranks 9. Before him are Fatma Sultan, Marie Louise Gonzaga, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur, Gabriël Metsu, Johann Jakob Froberger, and Alonzo Cano. After him are Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, Peter Snayers, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Thomas de Keyser, Fasilides, and Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach.

Others Born in 1600

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Claude Lorrain
1600 - 1682
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 4
Sawney Bean
1600 - 1600
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 5
False Dmitry II
1600 - 1610
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 6
Marie de Rohan
1600 - 1679
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 7
Simeon Bekbulatovich
1600 - 1616
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 8
Maria Celeste
1600 - 1634
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 9
Nicolas Sanson
1600 - 1667
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 10
Kuchum
1600 - 1601
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 11
Gabriel Naudé
1600 - 1653
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 12
Cristóbal de Morales
1600 - 1655
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 13
Malyuta Skuratov
1600 - 1573
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 14
Lagâri Hasan Çelebi
1600 - 1700
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 15
Giovanna Garzoni
1600 - 1670
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 16

Others Deceased in 1667

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Fatma Sultan
1605 - 1667
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 3
Marie Louise Gonzaga
1611 - 1667
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 4
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 5
Gabriël Metsu
1629 - 1667
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 6
Johann Jakob Froberger
1616 - 1667
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 7
Alonzo Cano
1601 - 1667
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 8
Nicolas Sanson
1600 - 1667
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 9
Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau
1627 - 1667
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 10
Peter Snayers
1592 - 1667
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 11
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
1594 - 1667
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 12
Thomas de Keyser
1596 - 1667
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 13
Fasilides
1603 - 1667
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 14
Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1620 - 1667
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 15