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Pytheas

380 BC - 310 BC

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Pytheas of Massalia (; Ancient Greek: Πυθέας ὁ Μασσαλιώτης Pythéas 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 816,276 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Pytheas is the 31st most popular explorer (up from 36th in 2019), the 377th most popular biography from France (up from 394th 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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  • 69.15

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  • 54

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pytheas ranks 31 out of 405. Before him are Juan Sebastián Elcano, Thor Heyerdahl, Willem Barentsz, Henry Morton Stanley, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, and John Cabot. After him are Francisco de Orellana, Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Juan Ponce de León, Jan van Riebeeck, and Robert Falcon Scott.

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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, and Mentor of Rhodes. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Pytheas ranks 2. Before him is Roxana. After him are Phryne, Vyasa, and Pharnabazus III.

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    Roxana

    347 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 74.49

    Rank: 1

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    Pytheas

    380 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 69.15

    Rank: 2

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    Phryne

    371 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 68.50

    Rank: 3

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    Vyasa

    390 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 65.92

    Rank: 4

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    Pharnabazus III

    365 BC - 310 BC

    HPI: 51.47

    Rank: 5

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In France

Among people born in France, Pytheas ranks 377 out of 6,011. Before him are Georges Bataille (1897), Jérôme Bonaparte (1784), Alain Prost (1955), Jules Rimet (1873), Theodor Eicke (1892), and André Malraux (1901). After him are Marc Bloch (1886), Pierre Beaumarchais (1732), Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark (1934), Adolphe Thiers (1797), Odilon Redon (1840), and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633).

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Among EXPLORERS In France

Among explorers born in France, Pytheas ranks 3. Before him are Jacques Cousteau (1910) and Jacques Cartier (1491). 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), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), Jean de Béthencourt (1362), René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643), and Jean Chardin (1643).

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