GEOGRAPHERS from Netherlands

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Geographers of all time. This list of famous Dutch Geographers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Willem Blaeu (1571 - 1638)

With an HPI of 58.22, Willem Blaeu is the most famous Dutch Geographer.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

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.

2. Jan Janssonius (1588 - 1664)

With an HPI of 54.25, Jan Janssonius is the 2nd most famous Dutch Geographer.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Johannes Janssonius (1588, in Arnhem – buried July 11, 1664, in Amsterdam) (born Jan Janszoon, in English also Jan Jansson) was a Dutch cartographer and publisher who lived and worked in Amsterdam in the 17th century.

3. Claes Jansz. Visscher (1587 - 1652)

With an HPI of 50.93, Claes Jansz. Visscher is the 3rd most famous Dutch Geographer.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587 – 19 June 1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher. He was the founder of the successful Visscher family mapmaking business. The firm that he established in Amsterdam would be passed down his generations until it was sold to Peter Schenk.