Abraham Ortelius
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Abraham Ortelius was a 16th-century Flemish cartographer best known for creating the first modern atlas, the "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Flemish person
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cartographer ⓘ geographer ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1598 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1547 ⓘ |
| birthName | Abraham Ortels ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1527-04-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1598-06-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
ⓘ
geography ⓘ history ⓘ |
| genre |
atlas
ⓘ
historical cartography ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | cartography of the 16th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gerardus Mercator ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
ⓘ
creating the first modern atlas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Guild of Saint Luke in Antwerp
ⓘ
surface form:
Guild of St. Luke (Antwerp)
|
| name | Abraham Ortelius self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Flemish ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableIdea | concept of a comprehensive world atlas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Parergon
ⓘ
Synonymia Geographica ⓘ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
ⓘ
engraver ⓘ geographer ⓘ historian ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Antwerp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Netherlands
|
| positionHeld | Royal Cartographer to Philip II of Spain ⓘ |
| publisherOf | Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| workLocation | Antwerp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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