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Giovanni da Verrazzano
1485–1528Greve, TuscanyFirst-generation immigrantHistoric
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Why Included
First European explorer of the Atlantic coast of North America from Florida to Newfoundland
Biography
First European explorer of the Atlantic coast of North America from Florida to Newfoundland; NYC harbor explorer. First European to enter New York Harbor (1524); Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge named for him
Notable For
- First European explorer of the Atlantic coast of North America from Florida to Newfoundland
- NYC harbor explorer
Honors & Recognition
- First European to enter New York Harbor (1524)
- Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge named for him
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Quick Facts
- Field
- historical-exploration
- Specialty
- Exploration
- Years
- 1485–1528
- Birth Place
- Greve, Tuscany
- Origin
- First-generation immigrant
- Regional Ancestry
- Tuscany
- Ancestry Verification
- Needs Review
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- Christopher Columbus(1451–1506)
- Philip Mazzei(1730–1816)
- Henry Tonti(1649–1704)
- Amerigo Vespucci(1454–1512)
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