In office 11 July 1621 – 25 February 1623 (1621-07-11 – 1623-02-25)
Preceded by
Laurens Reael
Succeeded by
Jacques le Fèbre
Governor of Amboyna
In office 1 March 1605 – 18 February 1611 (1605-03-01 – 1611-02-18)
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Caspar Janszoon
Personal details
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
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.
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until Abel Tasman named the land New Holland in 1644. In 1619 Frederik deHoutman, in the VOC ship Dordrecht, and Jacob d'Edel, in another VOC ship Amsterdam...
designation which becomes known as the Bayer designation. Dutch explorer FrederickdeHoutman publishes his observations of the southern hemisphere constellations...
2008 at the Wayback Machine "Memoirs and Travels of Mauritius Augustus Count de Benyowsky: Consisting of His Military Operations in Poland, His Exile into...
135 stars, probably developed with the help of Keyser's colleague FrederickdeHoutman, was delivered to Plancius when the remaining ships returned. These...
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