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Abraham Ortelius

1527 - 1598

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Abraham Ortelius (; also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 4 or 14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. He is recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World). Along with Gemma Frisius and Gerardus Mercator, Ortelius is generally considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and geography. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraham Ortelius has received more than 1,283,589 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Abraham Ortelius is the 9th most popular geographer (up from 10th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 43rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Geographer.

Abraham Ortelius is most famous for his atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which was published in 1570.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Abraham Ortelius ranks 9 out of 86. Before him are Alexander von Humboldt, Gerardus Mercator, Muhammad al-Idrisi, Piri Reis, Pausanias, and Carl Ritter. After him are Ferdinand von Richthofen, Martin Waldseemüller, Wladimir Köppen, Ya'qubi, Georg Joachim Rheticus, and George Everest.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1527, Abraham Ortelius ranks 4. Before him are Philip II of Spain, John Dee, and Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Barbara Blomberg, Qi Jiguang, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Agnes of Hesse, Luis de León, and Pellegrino Tibaldi. Among people deceased in 1598, Abraham Ortelius ranks 5. Before him are Philip II of Spain, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Feodor I of Russia, and Yi Sun-sin. After him are Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, John George, Elector of Brandenburg, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Abdullah Khan II, Theodor de Bry, Henri Estienne, and Paolo Boi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Abraham Ortelius ranks 35 out of 1,190. Before him are William III of the Netherlands (1817), Mary of Hungary (1505), Georges Lemaître (1894), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eddy Merckx (1945), and Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564). After him are Jacques Brel (1929), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), Eleanor of Austria (1498), César Franck (1822), Pepin of Herstal (635), and Philippe of Belgium (1960).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Belgium

Among geographers born in Belgium, Abraham Ortelius ranks 2. Before him are Gerardus Mercator (1512). After him are Jodocus Hondius (1563).

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