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Jacob van Heemskerck

1567 - 1607

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Jacob van Heemskerck (3 March 1567 – 25 April 1607) was a Dutch explorer and naval officer. He is generally known for his victory over the Spanish at the Battle of Gibraltar, where he ultimately lost his life. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob van Heemskerck is the 220th most popular explorer (down from 177th in 2019), the 370th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 304th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Dutch Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 220 out of 498. Before him are Gerónimo de Aguilar, Wilhelm Filchner, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Pedro Cieza de León, and Alejandro Malaspina. After him are Hendrik Brouwer, Joshua Slocum, Pero Escobar, Mark Sykes, Juan de Garay, and Francisco de Bobadilla.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1567, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 13. Before him are Willem Schouten, Eleanor de' Medici, Sanada Yukimura, Jacques Clément, Honoré d'Urfé, and Jindřich Matyáš Thurn. After him are Archduchess Margaret of Austria, John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Arima Harunobu, Richard Burbage, François d'Aguilon, and Christoph Demantius. Among people deceased in 1607, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 9. Before him are Caesar Baronius, Anna d'Este, Giorgio Basta, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Hans Vredeman de Vries, and Gillis van Coninxloo. After him are Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Michele Ruggieri, Bento de Góis, Guidobaldo del Monte, Patriarch Job of Moscow, and Eleanor of Prussia.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 370 out of 1,646. Before him are Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594), Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969), Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1657), Anton Corbijn (1955), and Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734). After him are Titus van Rijn (1641), Sharon den Adel (1974), Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1931), Hendrick de Keyser (1565), Albert van Ouwater (1415), and Adriaen van der Werff (1659).

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Among EXPLORERS In Netherlands

Among explorers born in Netherlands, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 11. Before him are Willem Schouten (1567), Willem Janszoon (1570), Frederick de Houtman (1571), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), and Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556). After him are Anthony van Diemen (1593), Olivier van Noort (1558), Willem de Vlamingh (1640), and Dirk Hartog (1580).

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