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Petrus Plancius

1552 - 1622

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Petrus Plancius (Dutch: [ˈpeːtrʏs ˈplɑŋkijʏs]; born Pieter Platevoet [ˈpitər ˈplaːtəvut]; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. Born in Dranouter, now in Heuvelland, West Flanders, he studied theology in Germany and England. At the age of 24 he became a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. Plancius fled from Brussels to Amsterdam to avoid religious persecution by the Inquisition after the city fell into Spanish hands in 1585. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Petrus Plancius is the 115th most popular astronomer (down from 107th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Belgium (up from 160th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Astronomer.

Petrus Plancius is most famous for his map of the southern hemisphere that he created in 1613. This map was the first to show a large part of the southern hemisphere.

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Among ASTRONOMERS

Among astronomers, Petrus Plancius ranks 115 out of 644. Before him are August Kopff, Stephen Gray, Robert Luther, John Louis Emil Dreyer, Annie Jump Cannon, and James Van Allen. After him are Maria Margaretha Kirch, Heinrich Schwabe, Yrjö Väisälä, Abu-Mahmud Khojandi, George Biddell Airy, and Frank Drake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Petrus Plancius ranks 11. Before him are Vasili IV of Russia, Lavinia Fontana, Seonjo of Joseon, Hans von Aachen, Jost Bürgi, and Edmund Spenser. After him are Agrippa d'Aubigné, Henri, Prince of Condé, Pietro Cataldi, Dom Justo Takayama, Paolo Sarpi, and Anna of Cleves. Among people deceased in 1622, Petrus Plancius ranks 6. Before him are Osman II, Francis de Sales, William Baffin, Hasekura Tsunenaga, and John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. After him are Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, Cesare Ripa, Bartolomeo Manfredi, and Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Petrus Plancius ranks 143 out of 1,190. Before him are Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders (1837), Ambiorix (-100), Bavo of Ghent (589), Chantal Akerman (1950), Charles Michel (1975), and Pierre Louÿs (1870). After him are Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (1254), Marguerite Porete (1250), Chantal Mouffe (1943), Victor D'Hondt (1841), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), and Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778).

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Among ASTRONOMERS In Belgium

Among astronomers born in Belgium, Petrus Plancius ranks 3. Before him are Adolphe Quetelet (1796), and Ferdinand Verbiest (1623). After him are Eric Walter Elst (1936), Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882), Henri Debehogne (1928), Philippe van Lansberge (1561), George Van Biesbroeck (1880), and Marcel Minnaert (1893).

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