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Willem Janszoon

1570 - 1631

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Willem Janszoon (Dutch: [ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnsoːn]; c. 1570 – c. 1630), sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the Dutch East Indies in the periods 1603–1611 and 1612–1616, including as governor of Fort Henricus on the island of Solor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willem Janszoon has received more than 549,297 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Willem Janszoon is the 80th most popular explorer (down from 72nd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 111th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Dutch Explorer.

Willem Janszoon is most famous for being the first European to land in Australia.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Willem Janszoon ranks 80 out of 498. Before him are Hernando de Soto, William Dampier, Jeanne Baret, Ármin Vámbéry, Diego Columbus, and Lope de Aguirre. After him are Stepan Makarov, Juan Díaz de Solís, James Clark Ross, Hugh Glass, Sebastian Cabot, and Jean de Béthencourt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1570, Willem Janszoon ranks 4. Before him are Guy Fawkes, Hans Lippershey, and Henry Hudson. After him are Jan Janszoon, Johann II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Kara Davud Pasha, Giorgi Saakadze, Alessandro Salvio, Abraham Janssens, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, and Péter Pázmány. Among people deceased in 1631, Willem Janszoon ranks 5. Before him are Mumtaz Mahal, John Donne, John Smith, and Constance of Austria. After him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Charles II Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Michael Maestlin, Federico Borromeo, Francesco Maria II della Rovere, and Katō Yoshiaki.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Willem Janszoon ranks 127 out of 1,646. Before him are Arie Haan (1948), Bertha of Holland (1055), Claus Sluter (1340), Harry Mulisch (1927), Robert van Gulik (1910), and Louise of the Netherlands (1828). After him are Dennis Bergkamp (1969), Adriaen van Ostade (1610), Paulus Potter (1625), Nicolaes Tulp (1593), George Hendrik Breitner (1857), and Gerard David (1450).

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Among EXPLORERS In Netherlands

Among explorers born in Netherlands, Willem Janszoon ranks 7. Before him are Abel Tasman (1603), Willem Barentsz (1550), Jan van Riebeeck (1619), Frederick de Houtman (1571), Jacob Roggeveen (1659), and Willem Schouten (1567). After him are Cornelis de Houtman (1565), Alexandrine Tinné (1835), Anthony van Diemen (1593), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), Olivier van Noort (1558), and Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556).

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