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Willem de Vlamingh

1640 - 1698

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Willem Hesselsz de Vlamingh (baptized 28 November 1640 – after 7 August 1702) was a Dutch sea captain who explored the central west coast of New Holland (Australia) in the late 17th century, where he landed in what is now Perth on the Swan River. The purpose of the mission was to look for survivors of the Ridderschap van Holland: this effort proved fruitless, but de Vlamingh charted parts of the continent's western coast. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willem de Vlamingh is the 281st most popular explorer (down from 264th in 2019), the 486th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 14th most popular Dutch Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Willem de Vlamingh ranks 281 out of 498. Before him are Charles Wilkes, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Richard Chancellor, László Almásy, William Smith, and Pierre Poivre. After him are Estêvão Gomes, Ludwig Leichhardt, Freya Stark, Ivan Papanin, Nuno Tristão, and Francis Younghusband.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Willem de Vlamingh ranks 18. Before him are Yohannes I, Philippe de La Hire, Abraham Mignon, Jacques Ozanam, Mariana Alcoforado, and Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland. After him are Georg Mohr, Gerard de Lairesse, Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, Claude Fleury, Elisabeth Dorothea of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, and John Mayow. Among people deceased in 1698, Willem de Vlamingh ranks 10. Before him are Frederick Casimir Kettler, Gerrit Berckheyde, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, Andrea Guarneri, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Hâfiz Osman. After him are Balthasar Bekker, Louis de Buade de Frontenac, and David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem de Vlamingh ranks 486 out of 1,646. Before him are Hennie Kuiper (1949), Maarten Schmidt (1929), Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz (1710), Willem Drost (1633), Pierre Cuypers (1827), and Junkie XL (1967). After him are Wiel Coerver (1924), Gerard Reve (1923), Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (1856), Hendrik C. van de Hulst (1918), Rudi Carrell (1934), and Johannes van den Bosch (1780).

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Among EXPLORERS In Netherlands

Among explorers born in Netherlands, Willem de Vlamingh ranks 14. Before 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). After him are Dirk Hartog (1580).

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