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Frederick de Houtman

1571 - 1627

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Frederick de Houtman (c. 1571 – 21 October 1627) was a Dutch explorer, navigator, and colonial governor who sailed on the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies from 1595 until 1597, during which time he made observations of the southern celestial hemisphere and contributed to the creation of 12 new southern constellations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick de Houtman is the 106th most popular explorer (down from 43rd in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 60th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Frederick de Houtman ranks 106 out of 498. Before him are Robert FitzRoy, James Clark Ross, Bjarni Herjólfsson, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, and Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel. After him are Bartholomew Columbus, João Gonçalves Zarco, Heinrich Barth, Ferdinand Columbus, Gonzalo Pizarro, and Fernão Mendes Pinto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1571, Frederick de Houtman ranks 8. Before him are Caravaggio, Abbas the Great, Hasekura Tsunenaga, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Michael Praetorius, and Mulla Sadra. After him are Thomas Mun, Willem Blaeu, Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Paulus Moreelse, and Charles, Duke of Guise. Among people deceased in 1627, Frederick de Houtman ranks 4. Before him are Jahangir, Luis de Góngora, and Tianqi Emperor. After him are Wei Zhongxian, Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier, Juan Sánchez Cotán, Francesco Maria del Monte, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Olivier van Noort.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Frederick de Houtman ranks 158 out of 1,646. Before him are René van de Kerkhof (1951), Johnny Rep (1951), Maarten van Heemskerck (1498), Corry Brokken (1932), Jeroen Krabbé (1944), and Willy van de Kerkhof (1951). After him are Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Rodolphus Agricola (1443), Rachel Ruysch (1664), Bert van Marwijk (1952), Roméo Dallaire (1946), and Martinus Beijerinck (1851).

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Among EXPLORERS In Netherlands

Among explorers born in Netherlands, Frederick de Houtman ranks 7. Before him are Abel Tasman (1603), Willem Barentsz (1550), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Jacob Roggeveen (1659), Willem Schouten (1567), and Willem Janszoon (1570). After him are Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), Anthony van Diemen (1593), and Olivier van Noort (1558).

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