Jan Carstenszoon

17th century Dutch explorer of New Guinea and Australia
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Jan Carstenszoon

Summary

Jan Carstenszoon is a human[1]. Born in Emden[2], he… he worked as an explorer[3] and researcher[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Emden[2], Jan Carstenszoon…
  • Jan Carstenszoon held citizenship in Dutch Republic[6].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's professions included explorer[3].
  • Jan Carstenszoon worked as a researcher[4].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's field of work was exploration[7].
  • Among Jan Carstenszoon's employers was Dutch East India Company[8].
  • Jan Carstenszoon is recorded as male[9].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's signature is recorded as CarstenszHandtekening Stapel.jpg[11].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 92757885[12].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2023002277[13].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35559684[14].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038l3b[15].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID is recorded as 41696128[16].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's DBNL author ID is recorded as cars008[17].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's family name is recorded as Carstens[18].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's given name is recorded as Jan[19].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's described at URL is recorded as https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/molh003nieu02_01/molh003nieu02_01_0767.php[20].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's described at URL is recorded as https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/aa__001biog04_01/aa__001biog04_01_0266.php[21].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 995855[22].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's described by source is recorded as Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden[23].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's described by source is recorded as Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek[24].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[25].
  • Jan Carstenszoon's De Agostini ID is recorded as Carstenzoon,+Jan[26].

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Origins and Family

Jan Carstenszoon's place of birth was Emden[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[3] and researcher[4]. Jan Carstenszoon's field of work was exploration[7]. He was employed by Dutch East India Company[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Carstenszoon include Carstensz Glacier[27], a glacier[28], in Indonesia[29].

Why It Matters

Jan Carstenszoon ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for him include Carstensz Glacier[27], a glacier[28], in Indonesia[29].

FAQs

Where was Jan Carstenszoon born?

Jan Carstenszoon was born in Emden[2].

What did Jan Carstenszoon do for work?

Jan Carstenszoon worked as explorer[3] and researcher[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Q2451336. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q2451336. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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