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GEOGRAPHER

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 57,162 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Claes Jansz. Visscher is the 55th most popular geographer, the 549th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 3rd most popular Dutch Geographer.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 55 out of 67Before him are Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Conrad Malte-Brun, Yi-Fu Tuan, Giovanni Battista Ramusio, Jan Janssonius, and Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho. After him are Guillaume Delisle, Hans Meyer, Vaclav Smil, Ellen Churchill Semple, Adolf Stieler, and Torsten Hägerstrand.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 549 out of 1,427Before him are Richard Witschge (1969), Willem Johan Kolff (1911), George Knobel (1922), Hakim Ziyech (1993), Derek de Lint (1950), and Michael van Langren (1598). After him are Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885), Willem Schermerhorn (1894), Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692), Michael Reiziger (1973), Gerrie Mühren (1946), and Hendrikus Colijn (1869).

Among GEOGRAPHERS In Netherlands

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