1563 - 1612
Jodocus Hondius (Latinized version of his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt) (17 October 1563 – 12 February 1612) was a Flemish and Dutch engraver and cartographer. He is sometimes called Jodocus Hondius the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jodocus Hondius II. Hondius is best known for his early maps of the New World and Europe, for re-establishing the reputation of the work of Gerard Mercator, and for his portraits of Francis Drake. He inherited and republished the plates of Mercator, thus reviving his legacy, also making sure to include independent revisions to his work. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jodocus Hondius has received more than 122,746 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jodocus Hondius is the 33rd most popular geographer (up from 39th in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 252nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Geographer.
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Among geographers, Jodocus Hondius ranks 33 out of 67. Before him are Sebastian Münster, Zakariya al-Qazwini, Marinus of Tyre, Nicolas Sanson, Albrecht Penck, and Abu Sa'id Gardezi. After him are Vincenzo Coronelli, Willem Blaeu, Alfred Hettner, Artemidorus Ephesius, Jovan Cvijić, and Johann Georg Gmelin.
1488 - 1552
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 27
1203 - 1283
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 28
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 29
1600 - 1667
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 30
1858 - 1945
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 31
1100 - 1061
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 32
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 33
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 34
1571 - 1638
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 35
1859 - 1941
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 36
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 37
1865 - 1927
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 38
1709 - 1755
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 39
Among people born in 1563, Jodocus Hondius ranks 8. Before him are John Dowland, Orazio Gentileschi, Johannes Althusius, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Mavro Orbini, and Guru Arjan. After him are Andrew Báthory, Elisabeth of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, Hosokawa Gracia, Hosokawa Tadaoki, and Franciscus Gomarus. Among people deceased in 1612, Jodocus Hondius ranks 12. Before him are Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Federico Barocci, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, Karin Månsdotter, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, and Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Hans Leo Hassler, Piotr Skarga, John Smyth, Nicholas Rémy, False Dmitry III, and Giovanni Battista Guarini.
1563 - 1626
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2
1563 - 1639
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3
1563 - 1638
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 4
1563 - 1624
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 5
1563 - 1614
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 6
1563 - 1606
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 7
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 8
1563 - 1599
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 9
1563 - 1607
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 10
1563 - 1611
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 11
1563 - 1600
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 12
1563 - 1646
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 13
1563 - 1641
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 14
1562 - 1612
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 6
1535 - 1612
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 7
1594 - 1612
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 8
1550 - 1612
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 9
1575 - 1612
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 10
1586 - 1612
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 11
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 12
1564 - 1612
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13
1536 - 1612
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 14
1570 - 1612
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 15
1530 - 1612
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 16
1550 - 1612
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 17
1538 - 1612
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 18
Among people born in Belgium, Jodocus Hondius ranks 200 out of 1,019. Before him are Rik Van Looy (1933), John Langenus (1891), Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq (1522), Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), and Jan Ceulemans (1957). After him are Pierre de la Rue (1460), Justus van Gent (1430), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Ovide Decroly (1871), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), and Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573).
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 194
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 195
1522 - 1592
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 196
889 - 965
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 197
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 198
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 199
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 200
1460 - 1518
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 201
1430 - 1480
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 202
1880 - 1963
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 203
1871 - 1932
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 204
1802 - 1870
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 205
1573 - 1621
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 206
Among geographers born in Belgium, Jodocus Hondius ranks 3. Before him are Gerardus Mercator (1512) and Abraham Ortelius (1527).
1512 - 1594
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 1
1527 - 1598
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 2
1563 - 1612
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 3