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Willem Blaeu

1571 - 1638

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Willem Janszoon Blaeu (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnsoːm ˈblʌu]; 1571 – 21 October 1638), also abbreviated to Willem Jansz. Blaeu, was a Dutch cartographer, atlas maker, and publisher. Along with his son Johannes Blaeu, Willem is considered one of the notable figures of the Netherlandish or Dutch school of cartography during its golden age in the 16th and 17th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Blaeu is the 33rd most popular geographer (down from 30th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 256th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Willem Blaeu ranks 33 out of 86. Before him are Sebastian Münster, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Johann Georg Gmelin, Albrecht Penck, Abraham Cresques, and Abu Sa'id Gardezi. After him are Nicolas Sanson, Jovan Cvijić, Jodocus Hondius, Vincenzo Coronelli, Artemidorus Ephesius, and Otto Nordenskjöld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1571, Willem Blaeu ranks 10. Before him are Hasekura Tsunenaga, Emperor Go-Yōzei, Michael Praetorius, Mulla Sadra, Frederick de Houtman, and Thomas Mun. After him are Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias, Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, 2nd Count of Bucquoy, Paulus Moreelse, Charles, Duke of Guise, Pietro Aldobrandini, and Salomon de Brosse. Among people deceased in 1638, Willem Blaeu ranks 10. Before him are Adriaen Brouwer, François Leclerc du Tremblay, Peter Minuit, Ivan Gundulić, Johannes Althusius, and Amakusa Shirō. After him are Cornelis van Haarlem, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Cyril Lucaris, Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, and Hercules Seghers.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Blaeu ranks 221 out of 1,646. Before him are William I, Count of Holland (1167), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588), Carel Struycken (1948), Geertgen tot Sint Jans (1460), Wim Jansen (1946), and Cees Nooteboom (1933). After him are Frank de Boer (1970), Jan Jongbloed (1940), Joop Zoetemelk (1946), Jaap Stam (1972), Abe Lenstra (1920), and Johann Adam Reincken (1643).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Netherlands

Among geographers born in Netherlands, Willem Blaeu ranks 1. After him are Jan Janssonius (1588), and Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587).

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