Olfert Dapper

Summary

Olfert Dapper is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on January 1636^[3]. He died in Amsterdam^[4]. He died on December 29, 1689^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], physician^[7], historian^[8], geographer^[9], and physicist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Olfert Dapper's place of birth was Amsterdam^[2].
• Olfert Dapper passed away in Amsterdam^[4].
• Olfert Dapper was born on January 1636^[3].
• Olfert Dapper died on December 29, 1689^[5].
• Olfert Dapper held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12].
• Olfert Dapper held citizenship in Dutch Republic^[13].
• Dutch was Olfert Dapper's native language^[14].
• Olfert Dapper's professions included writer^[6].
• Olfert Dapper's professions included physician^[7].
• Olfert Dapper worked as a historian^[8].
• Olfert Dapper worked as a geographer^[9].
• Olfert Dapper's professions included physicist^[10].
• A notable work attributed to Olfert Dapper is Description of Africa^[15].
• Olfert Dapper is recorded as male^[16].
• Olfert Dapper's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Olfert Dapper's Commons category is recorded as Olfert Dapper^[18].
• Olfert Dapper's given name is recorded as Olfert^[19].
• Olfert Dapper's work location is recorded as Amsterdam^[20].
• Olfert Dapper's work location is recorded as Africa^[21].
• Olfert Dapper's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Olfert Dapper's described by source is recorded as Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers^[23].
• Olfert Dapper's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch^[24].
• Olfert Dapper's Commons Creator page is recorded as Olfert Dapper^[25].
• Olfert Dapper's date of baptism is recorded as January 6, 1636^[26].
• Olfert Dapper's has works in the collection is recorded as National Museum of World Cultures^[27].

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Origins and Family

Olfert Dapper was born in Amsterdam^[2]. He was born on January 1636^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], physician^[7], historian^[8], geographer^[9], and physicist^[10].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Olfert Dapper is Description of Africa^[15]. Things named for him include musée Dapper^[28], an art museum^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1986^[31] and Dappermarkt^[32], a market^[33], in Netherlands^[34], founded in 1910^[35], headquartered in Amsterdam^[36].

Death and Burial

Olfert Dapper died on December 29, 1689^[5]. He passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

Why It Matters

Olfert Dapper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for him include musée Dapper^[28], an art museum^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1986^[31] and Dappermarkt^[32], a market^[33], in Netherlands^[34], founded in 1910^[35], headquartered in Amsterdam^[36].

FAQs

Where was Olfert Dapper born?

Born in Amsterdam^[2], Olfert Dapper…

Where did Olfert Dapper die?

Olfert Dapper passed away in Amsterdam^[4].

What did Olfert Dapper do for work?

Olfert Dapper worked as writer^[6], physician^[7], historian^[8], geographer^[9], and physicist^[10].