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Willem Janszoon

Dutch navigator and colonial governor (c.1570–c.1630)
Person Human Q174085

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1570
Date of death
1630
Place of birth
Amsterdam
Country of citizenship
Dutch Republic[9]
Occupation
explorer, colonial administrator, navigator, map drawer, seafarer
Employer
Dutch East India Company[11]
Position held
Governor of Banda[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[16]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[20]
Described by source
Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers[15]
Given name
Willem[14]
Military, police or special rank
admiral[13]
Name in native language
Willem Janszoon[17]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject[18]
Patronym or matronym
Janszoon[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willem Jansson en Willem Jansz en Willem Janszoon el Βίλεμ Γιάνσζον fa ویلم یانس‌زون he וילם יאנסזון ja ウィレム・ヤンツ ja ウィレム・ヤンスゾーン ja ウィレム・ヤンソン (探検家) nl Willem Jansz. nl Willem Janszoon ru Виллем Янс ru Виллем Янсзон uk Віллем Янсзон zh 威廉·扬松 zh-hant 威廉·揚鬆
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000426585393
VIAF cluster ID
306340038
GND ID
1275163912
Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
janssen-willem-2270
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
52376355
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02393531
DBNL author ID
jans298
Encyclopedia of Australian Science ID
P003659b
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Willem-Jansz
Freebase ID
/m/02vddq
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m02vddq
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Willem_Jansz
Show all 18 identifiers +6
IdRef ID
190042206
Libraries Australia ID
52238844
NLA Trove people ID
1464864
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811310154305606
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3916887
People Australia ID
2270

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Occupation 2
navigator, explorer
Country of citizenship 1
Dutch Republic
Employer 1
Dutch East India Company
Given name 1
Willem
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Military, police or special rank 1
admiral
Patronym or matronym 1
Janszoon
Place of birth 1
Amsterdam
Sex or gender 1
male
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Australia
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Summary

Willem Janszoon was born on January 1, 1570[1], in Amsterdam[2]. He died in 1630[3]. He worked as an explorer[4], colonial administrator[5], navigator[6], map drawer[7], and seafarer[8].

Why It Matters

He is credited with the discovery of Australia[21], a Commonwealth realm[22], in Australia[23], founded in 1901[24].

FAQs

Where was Willem Janszoon born?

Willem Janszoon was born in Amsterdam[2].

What did Willem Janszoon do for work?

Willem Janszoon worked as an explorer[4], colonial administrator[5], navigator[6], map drawer[7], and seafarer[8].

What did Willem Janszoon discover?

Willem Janszoon is credited as discoverer of Australia[21].

Related Entities

Australia Dutch East India Company Dutch Republic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . google.ru. google.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 26d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim references: Date of birth: 1570, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot task 2)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, colonial administrator, navigator +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Dutch
    Patronym or matronym → Janszoon
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02393531
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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