Philippus Baldaeus

Dutch Christian missionary (1632-1672)
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Summary

Philippus Baldaeus was born on January 1, 1632[1], in Delft[2]. He died on January 1, 1672[3], in Geervliet[4]. He worked as a writer[5], pastor[6], geographer[7], missionary[8], and theologian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: October 24, 1632[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic[12]
  • Native language: Dutch[13]
  • Occupation: preacher[14]
  • Employer: Dutch East India Company[15]
  • Religion or worldview: Reformed Christianity[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Philippus Baldaeus[18]
  • Residence: Sri Lanka[19]
  • Given name: Philippe[20]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[21]
  • Commons Creator page: Philippus Baldaeus[22]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[23]
  • P14608: 121830675[24]

Why It Matters

Philippus Baldaeus is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Philippus Baldaeus born?

Philippus Baldaeus was born in Delft[2].

Where did Philippus Baldaeus die?

Philippus Baldaeus passed away in Geervliet[4].

What did Philippus Baldaeus do for work?

Philippus Baldaeus worked as a writer[5], pastor[6], geographer[7], missionary[8], and theologian[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'nl', 'ta']
    Date of birth → +1632-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1632-10-24T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 121830675
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, pastor, geographer +3
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  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Country of citizenship → Dutch Republic
    Residence → Sri Lanka
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
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