Frederick de Houtman
Also known as Frederik de Houtman
Dutch explorer, navigator, and colonial governor (1571–1627)
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Frederick de Houtman (c. 1571 – 21 October 1627) was a Dutch explorer, navigator, and colonial governor who sailed on the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies from 1595 until 1597, during which time he made observations of the southern celestial hemisphere and contributed to the creation of 12 new southern constellations.
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1570s births1627 deaths16th-century Dutch cartographers16th-century Dutch explorers17th-century Dutch cartographers17th-century Dutch colonial governors17th-century Dutch explorersDutch celestial cartography in the Age of DiscoveryDutch East India Company peopleExplorers of IndonesiaExplorers of Western AustraliaPeople from Gouda, South Holland