Filippo Pigafetta

Italian explorer and mathematician (1533-1604)
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Filippo Pigafetta

Summary

Filippo Pigafetta is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vicenza[2]. He was born on January 1, 1533[3]. He died in Vicenza[4]. He died on October 26, 1604[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], geographer[7], and mathematician[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Filippo Pigafetta's place of birth was Vicenza[2].
  • Filippo Pigafetta passed away in Vicenza[4].
  • Filippo Pigafetta was born on January 1, 1533[3].
  • Filippo Pigafetta was born on May 1, 1533[10].
  • Filippo Pigafetta died on October 26, 1604[5].
  • Filippo Pigafetta held citizenship in Republic of Venice[11].
  • Filippo Pigafetta worked as an explorer[6].
  • Filippo Pigafetta worked as a geographer[7].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's professions included mathematician[8].
  • Filippo Pigafetta is recorded as male[12].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's Commons category is recorded as Filippo Pigafetta[14].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's family name is recorded as Pigafetta[15].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's given name is recorded as Filippo[16].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[17].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Italian[18].
  • Filippo Pigafetta's Commons Creator page is recorded as Filippo Pigafetta[19].

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Origins and Family

Filippo Pigafetta was born in Vicenza[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1533[3] and May 1, 1533[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], geographer[7], and mathematician[8].

Death and Burial

Filippo Pigafetta died on October 26, 1604[5]. He died in Vicenza[4].

Why It Matters

Filippo Pigafetta ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (72 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Filippo Pigafetta born?

Filippo Pigafetta's place of birth was Vicenza[2].

Where did Filippo Pigafetta die?

Filippo Pigafetta passed away in Vicenza[4].

What did Filippo Pigafetta do for work?

Filippo Pigafetta worked as explorer[6], geographer[7], and mathematician[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation explorer, geographer, mathematician
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source BEIC Digital Library
    Occupation
    Occupation explorer, geographer, mathematician
    Languages spoken, written or signed Italian
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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