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Frederick de Houtman
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Dutch explorer, navigator, and colonial governor (1571–1627)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Laurens Reael
- Succeeded by
- Jacques le Fèbre
- Born
- Frederik de Houtman , Unknown date, c. 1571 , Gouda , South Holland , Seventeen Provinces
- Died
- 21 October 1627 (1627-10-21) (aged 55–56), Alkmaar , North Holland , Dutch Republic
- Spouse
- Vrouwtje Cornelisdr Clock
- Relatives
- Cornelis de Houtman (brother)
- Occupation
- Explorer navigator governor
- Employer
- Compagnie van Verre Veersche Compagnie Dutch East India Company
- Expeditions
- First East Indies expedition Second East Indies expedition
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frederik
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Gouda
- Place of death
- Alkmaar
- Sibling
- Cornelis de Houtman
- Occupation
- explorer
- Languages spoken
- Malagasy
- Native language
- Dutch
- Image
- Frederik Houtman SK-A-2727.jpg
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- date of death
- 1627-10-21
- date of birth
- 1571-01-01
- Commons category
- Frederick de Houtman
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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