Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout

Dutch explorer
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Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout

Summary

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout is a human[1]. He was born in Schellinkhout[2]. He was born on +1600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1700-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as an explorer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's place of birth was Schellinkhout[2].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout was born on +1600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout died on +1700-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout held citizenship in Dutch Republic[7].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout worked as an explorer[5].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout is recorded as male[8].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 288657014[10].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c9frj[11].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's given name is recorded as Jan[12].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's given name is recorded as Jacobszoon[13].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 312841884[14].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's relative is recorded as Jan Cornelisz. May[15].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's different from is recorded as Jan Cornelisz. May[16].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's start of work period is recorded as +1614-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's end of work period is recorded as +1623-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's WikiTree person ID is recorded as May-7291[19].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's sibling is recorded as Cornelius Jacobsen May[20].
  • Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's patronym or matronym is recorded as Jacobszoon[21].

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Origins and Family

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout's place of birth was Schellinkhout[2]. He was born on +1600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout worked as an explorer[5].

Death and Burial

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout died on +1700-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout include Jan Mayen[22], an island[23], in Norway[24].

Why It Matters

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for him include Jan Mayen[22], an island[23], in Norway[24].

FAQs

Where was Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout born?

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout was born in Schellinkhout[2].

What did Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout do for work?

Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout worked as explorer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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