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Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser

1540 - Today

Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser

Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (occasionally Petrus Theodorus; c. 1540 – 11 September 1596) was a Dutch navigator and celestial cartographer who mapped several constellations on the southern celestial hemisphere. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser has received more than 39,379 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser is the 259th most popular explorer, the 2,797th most popular biography from Germany and the 17th most popular German Explorer.

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39k
Page Views (PV)
62.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
5.58
Effective Languages (L*)
1.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser ranks 259 out of 405. Before him are Ludwig Leichhardt, Dmitry Laptev, John Byron, Francis Younghusband, Otto Finsch, and Wilfred Thesiger. After him are John Biscoe, Louis Jolliet, Nikolai Spathari, Edward S. Curtis, Sebastián Vizcaíno, and Ippolito Rosellini.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Ludwig Leichhardt
1813 - 1848
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 253
Dmitry Laptev
1701 - 1771
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 254
John Byron
1723 - 1786
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 255
Francis Younghusband
1863 - 1942
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 256
Otto Finsch
1839 - 1917
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 257
Wilfred Thesiger
1910 - 2003
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 258
Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser
1540 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 259
John Biscoe
1794 - 1843
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 260
Louis Jolliet
1645 - 1700
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 261
Nikolai Spathari
1636 - 1708
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 262
Edward S. Curtis
1868 - 1952
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 263
Sebastián Vizcaíno
1548 - 1624
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 264
Ippolito Rosellini
1800 - 1843
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 265

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1540, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser ranks 18. Before him are Won Gyun, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, Ostilio Ricci, Denis Calvaert, Princess Cecilia of Sweden, and Lady Katherine Grey. After him are Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Giovanni Artusi, and Edmund Campion.

Others Born in 1540

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Won Gyun
1540 - 1597
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 12
Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme
1540 - 1614
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 13
Ostilio Ricci
1540 - 1603
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 14
Denis Calvaert
1540 - 1619
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 15
Princess Cecilia of Sweden
1540 - 1627
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 16
Lady Katherine Grey
1540 - 1568
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 17
Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser
1540 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 18
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde
1540 - 1598
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 19
Giovanni Artusi
1540 - 1613
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 20
Edmund Campion
1540 - 1581
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 21

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser ranks 2,797 out of 5,289. Before him are Albert Niemann (1834), Oliver Riedel (1971), Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia (1680), Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1846), Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1897), and Rudolf Jakob Camerarius (1665). After him are Ernst-Günther Baade (1897), Gottfried Kirch (1639), Erich Neumann (1905), Ludwig von Reuter (1869), Elia Levita (1469), and Otto Nerz (1892).

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Albert Niemann
1834 - 1861
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,791
Oliver Riedel
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 2,792
Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia
1680 - 1705
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 2,793
Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz
1846 - 1902
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 2,794
Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1897 - 1960
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 2,795
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius
1665 - 1721
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,796
Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser
1540 - Present
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,797
Ernst-Günther Baade
1897 - 1945
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,798
Gottfried Kirch
1639 - 1710
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,799
Erich Neumann
1905 - 1960
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 2,800
Ludwig von Reuter
1869 - 1943
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,801
Elia Levita
1469 - 1549
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,802
Otto Nerz
1892 - 1949
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2,803