1587 - 1652
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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Among geographers, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 55 out of 67. Before 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.
893 - 945
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 49
1775 - 1826
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 50
1930 - 2022
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 51
1485 - 1557
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 52
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 53
1869 - 1959
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 54
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 55
1675 - 1726
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 56
1858 - 1929
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 57
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 58
1863 - 1932
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 59
1775 - 1836
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 60
1916 - 2004
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 61
Among people born in 1587, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 14. Before 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 14. Before him are Jan Asselijn, Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours, Jan Dirksz Both, Denis Pétau, Johann von Werth, and Chen Hongshou.
1587 - 1651
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 8
1587 - 1630
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 9
1587 - 1628
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 10
1587 - 1626
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 11
1587 - 1616
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 12
1587 - 1666
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 13
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 14
1587 - 1671
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 15
1587 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 16
1610 - 1652
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 8
1624 - 1652
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 9
1618 - 1652
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 10
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 11
1591 - 1652
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 12
1598 - 1652
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 13
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 14
Among people born in Netherlands, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 549 out of 1,427. Before 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).
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 543
1911 - 2009
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 544
1922 - 2012
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 545
1993 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 546
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 547
1598 - 1675
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 548
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 549
1885 - 1961
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 550
1894 - 1977
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 551
1692 - 1766
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 552
1973 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 553
1946 - 2013
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 554
1869 - 1944
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 555
Among geographers born in Netherlands, Claes Jansz. Visscher ranks 3. Before him are Willem Blaeu (1571) and Jan Janssonius (1588).
1571 - 1638
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1
1588 - 1664
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 2
1587 - 1652
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3