EXPLORER
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
1852 - 1905
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza (born Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà; 26 January 1852 – 14 September 1905) was an Italian-French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogooué region of Central Africa, and later with the backing of the Société de Géographie de Paris, he reached far into the interior along the right bank of the Congo River. He has often been depicted as a man of friendly manner, great charm and peaceful approach towards the Africans he met and worked with on his journeys, but recent research has revealed that he in fact alternated this kind of approach with more calculated deceit and at times relentless armed violence towards local populations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza has received more than 320,168 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza is the 67th most popular explorer (up from 92nd in 2019), the 904th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,141st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Italian Explorer.
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza was a French explorer who was most famous for exploring the Congo River in Africa.
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Languages Editions (L)
6.50
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 67 out of 498. Before him are Diogo Dias, Yaqut al-Hamawi, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Davy Crockett, and Nikolay Przhevalsky. After him are John Davis, Xu Fu, Alonso de Ojeda, Willem Schouten, Jules Dumont d'Urville, and Richard Francis Burton.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDiogo Dias
1450 - 1500
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 61
Yaqut al-Hamawi
1179 - 1229
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 62
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
1460 - 1514
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 63
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
1465 - 1524
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 64
Davy Crockett
1786 - 1836
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 65
Nikolay Przhevalsky
1839 - 1888
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 66
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
1852 - 1905
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 67
John Davis
1550 - 1605
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 68
Xu Fu
255 BC - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 69
Alonso de Ojeda
1466 - 1515
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 70
Willem Schouten
1567 - 1625
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 71
Jules Dumont d'Urville
1790 - 1842
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 72
Richard Francis Burton
1821 - 1890
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 73
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 15. Before him are Henri Moissan, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Joseph Joffre, Francisco Tárrega, Charles Taze Russell, and William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. After him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Constantin Fehrenbach, Ferdinand von Lindemann, Alice Liddell, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, and H. H. Asquith. Among people deceased in 1905, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 9. Before him are Muhammad Abduh, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Ernst Abbe, Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Per Teodor Cleve, and Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia. After him are Louise Michel, Adolph Menzel, Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, Carl Wernicke, Albert Edelfelt, and Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsHenri Moissan
CHEMIST
1852 - 1907
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 10
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 11
Francisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 12
Charles Taze Russell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1916
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 13
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 14
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
EXPLORER
1852 - 1905
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 15
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1925
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 16
Constantin Fehrenbach
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 17
Ferdinand von Lindemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1852 - 1939
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 18
Alice Liddell
INSPIRATION
1852 - 1934
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 19
Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1924
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 20
H. H. Asquith
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1928
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1905
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Abduh
PHILOSOPHER
1849 - 1905
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 3
Ferdinand von Richthofen
GEOGRAPHER
1833 - 1905
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 4
Ernst Abbe
PHYSICIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 5
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1905
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 6
Per Teodor Cleve
CHEMIST
1840 - 1905
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 7
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1905
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 8
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
EXPLORER
1852 - 1905
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 9
Louise Michel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1905
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 10
Adolph Menzel
ARTIST
1815 - 1905
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 11
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
NOBLEMAN
1837 - 1905
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 12
Carl Wernicke
PHYSICIAN
1848 - 1905
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 13
Albert Edelfelt
PAINTER
1854 - 1905
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 14
Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1905
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 15
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 904 out of 5,161. Before him are Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Giuseppe Torelli (1658), Maurizio Sarri (1959), Richard Rogers (1933), Aristoxenus (-360), and Zeuxis (-500). After him are Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), Leonardo Vinci (1690), Baldassare Peruzzi (1481), Cola di Rienzo (1313), Michele Placido (1946), and Isabella Rossellini (1952).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsAlfonso II of Naples
POLITICIAN
1448 - 1495
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 898
Giuseppe Torelli
COMPOSER
1658 - 1709
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 899
Maurizio Sarri
COACH
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 900
Richard Rogers
ARCHITECT
1933 - 2021
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 901
Aristoxenus
PHILOSOPHER
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 902
Zeuxis
PAINTER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 903
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
EXPLORER
1852 - 1905
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 904
Giuseppe Guarneri
POLITICIAN
1698 - 1744
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 905
Leonardo Vinci
COMPOSER
1690 - 1730
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 906
Baldassare Peruzzi
PAINTER
1481 - 1536
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 907
Cola di Rienzo
POLITICIAN
1313 - 1354
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 908
Michele Placido
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 909
Isabella Rossellini
MODEL
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 910
Among EXPLORERS In Italy
Among explorers born in Italy, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza ranks 7. Before him are Marco Polo (1254), Christopher Columbus (1451), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), John Cabot (1450), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), and Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778). After him are Sebastian Cabot (1484), Bartholomew Columbus (1460), Alvise Cadamosto (1432), Niccolò de' Conti (1395), Lancelotto Malocello (1270), and Alejandro Malaspina (1754).
Marco Polo
1254 - 1324
HPI: 93.99
Rank: 1
Christopher Columbus
1451 - 1506
HPI: 92.63
Rank: 2
Amerigo Vespucci
1454 - 1512
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 3
John Cabot
1450 - 1498
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 4
Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 5
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
1778 - 1823
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 6
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
1852 - 1905
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 7
Sebastian Cabot
1484 - 1557
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 8
Bartholomew Columbus
1460 - 1515
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 9
Alvise Cadamosto
1432 - 1488
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 10
Niccolò de' Conti
1395 - 1469
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 11
Lancelotto Malocello
1270 - 1336
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 12
Alejandro Malaspina
1754 - 1810
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 13