Abel Tasman

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Dutch person explorer human navigator seafarer

Abel Tasman was a 17th-century Dutch seafarer and explorer best known for being the first European to reach Tasmania and New Zealand.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch person → explorer → human → navigator → seafarer →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1603 →
dateOfDeath	1659 →
discovered	Fiji for Europeans → New Zealand for Europeans → Tasmania for Europeans →
employer	Dutch East India Company →
era	17th century → Age of Discovery →
ethnicGroup	Dutch →
explored	Fiji → Tonga → coast of New Zealand → coast of Tasmania → north coast of Australia →
familyName	Tasman →
givenName	Abel →
hasHeritageSiteNamedAfter	Abel Tasman National Park →
hasMonumentIn	New Zealand → Tasmania →
hasPlaceNamedAfter	Abel Tasman National Park → Tasman District → Tasman Glacier → Tasman Peninsula → Tasman Sea →
knownFor	exploration of the Southern Hemisphere → first known European voyage to New Zealand → first known European voyage to Tasmania → voyages in the service of the Dutch East India Company →
name	Abel Janszoon Tasman →
notableWork	1642–1643 Pacific voyage → 1644 voyage along the north coast of Australia →
occupation	explorer → merchant sailor → navigator →
placeOfBirth	Dutch Republic → Groningen → Lutjegast →
placeOfDeath	Batavia → Dutch East Indies →
shipCommanded	Heemskerck → Zeehaen →
workedFor	VOC →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tasman Sea → Tasmania →	namedAfter
Abel Tasman ("Abel Janszoon Tasman") →	name
Age of Sail →	notableExplorer
Anthony van Diemen →	patronOf