Nicoloso da Recco
✓ Source-basedfalling14th-century Italian navigator from Genoa
Historical FiguresLived 1327 to 1364 · aged 37
Fame40.0
Momentum0.6
Languages7
Peak1930s
In century#2,654
Nicoloso da Recco was a 14th-century Italian navigator from Genoa, who visited the Canary Islands in 1341 on behalf of Afonso IV of Portugal. He is credited with providing the first reliable account of the language used by the aboriginal inhabitants of the Canary Islands, the Guanches.
Historical Figures born in the 1320s 6
About this person
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1327 to 1364 · aged 37
Written about in
7 languages
Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.