Nicolaes Witsen
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Nicolaes Witsen was a 17th-century Dutch statesman, mayor of Amsterdam, cartographer, and scholar known for his influential works on shipbuilding and his detailed studies of Russia and Siberia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch statesman
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cartographer ⓘ human ⓘ mayor ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amsterdam regent class
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Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentStudied | Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| employer |
City of Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Witsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Russian studies
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Siberian studies ⓘ cartography ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| genre |
technical writing
ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicolaes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
European knowledge of Siberia
ⓘ
European shipbuilding practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
detailed studies of Russia and Siberia
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influential work on shipbuilding ⓘ maps of northern and eastern Asia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| memberOf | Amsterdam city council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Nicolaes Witsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aeloude en hedendaegsche scheeps-bouw en bestier
NERFINISHED
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Noord en Oost Tartarye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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mayor of Amsterdam ⓘ scholar ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| patronOf |
cartography
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scientific research ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
burgomaster of Amsterdam
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director of the Dutch East India Company ⓘ mayor of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| regionStudied |
Russia
NERFINISHED
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Siberia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tartary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Amsterdam ⓘ |
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