# Fernão Pires de Andrade

> Fernão Pires de Andrade was a Portuguese merchant, pharmacist, and diplomat who worked under the explorer and colonial administrator Afonso de Albuquerque. His encounter with Ming China in 1517—after initial contacts by Jorge Álvares and Rafael Perestrello in 1513 and 1516, respectively—marked the resumption of direct European commercial and diplomatic contact with China.

*Portuguese merchant/pharmacist/diplomat*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1450
- **Died:** 1552
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 14.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [費爾南·佩雷茲·德·安德拉德](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%B2%BB%E7%88%BE%E5%8D%97%C2%B7%E4%BD%A9%E9%9B%B7%E8%8C%B2%C2%B7%E5%BE%B7%C2%B7%E5%AE%89%E5%BE%B7%E6%8B%89%E5%BE%B7)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [فرنائو پیرس دی آندراده](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88_%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%B3_%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [フェルナン・ピレス・デ・アンドラーデ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87)
- [Ferdinandus Pires de Andrade](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinandus_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [Fernão Pires de Andrade](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern%C3%A3o_Pires_de_Andrade)
- [Фернан Піріш де Андраде](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%9F%D1%96%D1%80%D1%96%D1%88_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3312125)

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