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Jacob van Heemskerck

1567 - 1607

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Jacob van Heemskerck (3 March 1567 – 25 April 1607) was a Dutch explorer and naval admiral. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacob van Heemskerck has received more than 35,004 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jacob van Heemskerck is the 203rd most popular explorer (down from 173rd in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 289th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Dutch Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 203 out of 405Before him are Francisco de Montejo, John Rolfe, Helmer Hanssen, Jedediah Smith, Mark Sykes, and Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney. After him are Ohthere of Hålogaland, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Enrique of Malacca, Gaspar de Lemos, and Pedro Cieza de León.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1567, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 13Before him are Sanada Yukimura, Jacques Clément, Willem Schouten, Eleanor de' Medici, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, and Honoré d'Urfé. After him are Archduchess Margaret of Austria, John George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Richard Burbage, Thomas Nashe, and Thomas Campion. Among people deceased in 1607, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 10Before him are Anna d'Este, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Giorgio Basta, Guidobaldo del Monte, and Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst. After him are Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Bento de Góis, Gillis van Coninxloo, Eleanor of Prussia, Michele Ruggieri, and Patriarch Job of Moscow.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 337 out of 1,427Before him are C. H. D. Buys Ballot (1817), Jordi Cruyff (1974), Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911), Anton Corbijn (1955), Jan Huyghen van Linschoten (1563), and Philippa of Guelders (1464). After him are William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), Aletta Jacobs (1854), Floris I, Count of Holland (1025), Aad de Mos (1947), James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649), and Barent Fabritius (1624).

Among EXPLORERS In Netherlands

Among explorers born in Netherlands, Jacob van Heemskerck ranks 11Before him are Willem Janszoon (1570), Willem Schouten (1567), Frederick de Houtman (1571), Anthony van Diemen (1593), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), and Olivier van Noort (1558). After him are Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Willem de Vlamingh (1640), and Dirk Hartog (1580).