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Pytheas

380 BC - 310 BC

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Pytheas of Massalia (; Ancient Greek: Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης Pythéās ho Massaliōtēs; Latin: Pytheas Massiliensis; born c. 350 BC, fl. c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pytheas has received more than 907,721 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Pytheas is the 31st most popular explorer, the 418th most popular biography from France (down from 377th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Explorer.

Pytheas is most famous for his explorations of the Northwest coast of Europe, including the British Isles and what is now France and Germany. He may have been the first person to circumnavigate the British Isles.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 73.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pytheas ranks 31 out of 498. Before him are Leif Erikson, Willem Barentsz, Thor Heyerdahl, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Martin Behaim, and Jan van Riebeeck. After him are John Cabot, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Evliya Çelebi, Henry Morton Stanley, Ingólfr Arnarson, and Juan Ponce de León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 380 BC, Pytheas ranks 2. Before him is Darius III. After him are Memnon of Rhodes, Anaxarchus, Oxyartes, Anaximenes of Lampsacus, Demades, Mentor of Rhodes, and Lanike. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Pytheas ranks 2. Before him is Roxana. After him are Phryne, Vyasa, Bian Que, Hui Shi, Nicanor, and Pharnabazus III.

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Others Deceased in 310 BC

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  • Photo of Roxana

    Roxana

    COMPANION

    347 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 77.77

    Rank: 1

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    Pytheas

    EXPLORER

    380 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 73.58

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Phryne

    Phryne

    MODEL

    371 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 72.42

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Vyasa

    Vyasa

    PHILOSOPHER

    390 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 71.74

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Bian Que

    Bian Que

    PHYSICIAN

    401 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 62.86

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Hui Shi

    Hui Shi

    PHILOSOPHER

    370 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 61.80

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Nicanor

    Nicanor

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 60.64

    Rank: 7

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    Pharnabazus III

    POLITICIAN

    365 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 58.02

    Rank: 8

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In France

Among people born in France, Pytheas ranks 418 out of 6,770. Before him are André Masséna (1758), Jean Fouquet (1420), Marquis de Condorcet (1743), Lucien Bonaparte (1775), Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699), and Alexis Carrel (1873). After him are Nicolas Malebranche (1638), Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Fernand Léger (1881), Émilie du Châtelet (1706), Marc Bloch (1886), and Pauline Bonaparte (1780).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Pytheas ranks 3. Before him are Jacques Cartier (1491), and Jacques Cousteau (1910). After him are Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Samuel de Champlain (1567), Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741), Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790), Jeanne Baret (1740), Jean de Béthencourt (1362), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), Jean Chardin (1643), and Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705).

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