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Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn

1556 - 1623

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Jan Joosten van Lodensteyn (or Lodensteijn; 1556–1623), known in Japanese as Yayōsu (耶楊子), was a Dutch navigator and trader. Jan Joosten was a native of Delft and one of the first Dutchmen in Japan, and the second mate on the Dutch ship De Liefde, which was stranded in Japan in 1600. He remained in Japan and served as a diplomatic advisor and interpreter to the Tokugawa shogunate on trade and economic matters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn has received more than 324,098 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn is the 215th most popular explorer, the 385th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 13th most popular Dutch Explorer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn ranks 215 out of 498. Before him are Lincoln Ellsworth, George W. De Long, Alejandro Malaspina, Francisco de Bobadilla, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, and Julius Klaproth. After him are Carsten Borchgrevink, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Masabumi Hosono, Daniel Boone, Jedediah Smith, and Ma Huan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1556, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn ranks 12. Before him are Otto van Veen, Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Tōdō Takatora, and Paul Bril. After him are Jeanne de Lestonnac, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Philipp Nicolai, Isaac Oliver, and George Peele. Among people deceased in 1623, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn ranks 13. Before him are William Byrd, Domenico Fetti, Kara Davud Pasha, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Paolo Sarpi, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon. After him are Philippe de Mornay, Francisco Sanches, Antonio Priuli, John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, William Camden, and Thomas Weelkes.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn ranks 385 out of 1,646. Before him are Hendrik Casimir (1909), Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten (1927), Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857), Floris II, Count of Holland (1091), Marc Overmars (1973), and Cornelis Cort (1533). After him are Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen (1472), Melchior d'Hondecoeter (1636), Gottfried van Swieten (1733), Sjaak Swart (1938), Abraham van Beijeren (1620), and Pierre Kartner (1935).

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Among EXPLORERS In Netherlands

Among explorers born in Netherlands, Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn ranks 13. Before him are Willem Janszoon (1570), Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Anthony van Diemen (1593), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), and Olivier van Noort (1558). After him are Willem de Vlamingh (1640), and Dirk Hartog (1580).

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