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Claes Jansz. Visscher

1587 - 1652

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claes Jansz. Visscher has received more than 62,470 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Claes Jansz. Visscher is the 59th most popular geographer (down from 55th in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 548th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Geographer.

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  • 57.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 59 out of 86. Before him are Pedro Reinel, Hans Meyer, Yves Lacoste, Johann Gottlieb Georgi, Guillaume Delisle, and Emmanuel de Martonne. After him are August Heinrich Petermann, Torsten Hägerstrand, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Peter Schenk the Elder, John Walter Gregory, and Vaclav Smil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1587, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 15. Before him are Magdalene of Bavaria, Esaias van de Velde, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Johannes Fabricius, Song Yingxing, and Virginia Dare. After him are Yun Seondo, and Khusrau Mirza. Among people deceased in 1652, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 14. Before him are Jan Asselijn, Jan Dirksz Both, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Denis Pétau, Johann von Werth, and Chen Hongshou. After him are Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp, and Pieter de Grebber.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 591 out of 1,646. Before him are Willem Hendrik Keesom (1876), Gisbertus Voetius (1589), Gerrit Schimmelpenninck (1794), Michael Reiziger (1973), Cornelis Pietersz Bega (1630), and Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882). After him are Mary of Guelders (1434), Martin Jol (1956), Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1900), Nigel de Jong (1984), Netti Witziers-Timmer (1923), and Pleun Strik (1944).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Netherlands

Among geographers born in Netherlands, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 3. Before him are Willem Blaeu (1571), and Jan Janssonius (1588).

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