# 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

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 53.7 / 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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