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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instanceOf Dutch statesman
cartographer
human
mayor
scholar
associatedWith Amsterdam regent class
Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
continentStudied Asia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
employer City of Amsterdam NERFINISHED
Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
era 17th century
Dutch Golden Age NERFINISHED
familyName Witsen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Russian studies
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
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
Noord en Oost Tartarye NERFINISHED
occupation cartographer
mayor of Amsterdam
scholar
statesman
patronOf cartography
scientific research
placeOfBirth Amsterdam NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Amsterdam NERFINISHED
positionHeld burgomaster of Amsterdam
director of the Dutch East India Company
mayor of Amsterdam
regionStudied Russia NERFINISHED
Siberia NERFINISHED
Tartary NERFINISHED
religion Calvinism
workLocation Amsterdam

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Nicolaes usedBy Nicolaes Witsen