This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Geographers. The pantheon dataset contains 67 Geographers, 3 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 10th most number of Geographers behind Belgium and Italy.
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.
With an HPI of 56.77, Willem Blaeu is the most famous Dutch Geographer. His biography has been translated into 22 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.
With an HPI of 50.56, Jan Janssonius is the 2nd most famous Dutch Geographer. His biography has been translated into 15 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.
With an HPI of 49.58, Claes Jansz. Visscher is the 3rd most famous Dutch Geographer. His biography has been translated into 16 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.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as geographers born between 1571 and 1588. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased geographers include Willem Blaeu, Jan Janssonius, and Claes Jansz. Visscher. As of April 2022, 2 new geographers have been added to Pantheon including Jan Janssonius and Claes Jansz. Visscher.
1571 - 1638
HPI: 56.77
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58