Jacob van Heemskerck
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Jacob van Heemskerck was a Dutch explorer and naval commander of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his Arctic voyages and role in the Dutch–Portuguese naval conflicts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacob van Heemskerck canonical | 4 |
| Jacob van Heemskerck (grandson) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4834372 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob van Heemskerck Context triple: [Heemskerck, namedAfter, Jacob van Heemskerck]
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A.
Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer
Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer was a pioneering Dutch navigator and cartographer best known for his influential late 16th-century sea atlases that greatly advanced European maritime navigation.
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B.
Dirck van der Lisse
Dirck van der Lisse was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and association with the circle of Jan van Goyen.
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C.
Maarten van Heemskerck
Maarten van Heemskerck was a prominent 16th-century Dutch painter and print designer known for his religious works, portraits, and influential drawings of classical ruins made during his travels in Italy.
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D.
Cornelis de Vos
Cornelis de Vos was a prominent Flemish Baroque painter known for his refined portraits and religious scenes in early 17th-century Antwerp.
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E.
Adriaan Metius
Adriaan Metius was a Dutch mathematician and astronomer of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his work on geometry, surveying, and approximations of π.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jacob van Heemskerck Target entity description: Jacob van Heemskerck was a Dutch explorer and naval commander of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his Arctic voyages and role in the Dutch–Portuguese naval conflicts.
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A.
Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer
Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer was a pioneering Dutch navigator and cartographer best known for his influential late 16th-century sea atlases that greatly advanced European maritime navigation.
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B.
Dirck van der Lisse
Dirck van der Lisse was a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age painter known for his landscapes and association with the circle of Jan van Goyen.
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C.
Maarten van Heemskerck
Maarten van Heemskerck was a prominent 16th-century Dutch painter and print designer known for his religious works, portraits, and influential drawings of classical ruins made during his travels in Italy.
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D.
Cornelis de Vos
Cornelis de Vos was a prominent Flemish Baroque painter known for his refined portraits and religious scenes in early 17th-century Antwerp.
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E.
Adriaan Metius
Adriaan Metius was a Dutch mathematician and astronomer of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his work on geometry, surveying, and approximations of π.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch explorer
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admiral ⓘ human ⓘ naval commander ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | battle injury ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
16th century
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17th century ⓘ |
| commanded |
Dutch fleet at Gibraltar in 1607
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ships of the Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1567-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1607-04-25 ⓘ |
| employer |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
States-General of the Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
States General of the Netherlands
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| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
maritime exploration
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Jacob van Heemskerck (grandson)
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linked to:
Jacob van Heemskerck
|
| knownFor |
Arctic voyages
ⓘ
Battle of Gibraltar victory over Spain ⓘ
linked to:
capture of Gibraltar (1704)
Dutch–Portuguese naval conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch–Portuguese War
early Dutch East India Company expeditions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Dutch navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch navy of the Republic
|
| name | Jacob van Heemskerck ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
captured Portuguese carrack Santa Catarina near Singapore
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co-led 1596–1597 expedition that discovered Spitsbergen ⓘ commanded Dutch fleet at the Battle of Gibraltar in 1607 ⓘ contributed to opening of northern sea routes for the Dutch ⓘ wintered in Nova Zembla during Arctic expedition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Arctic voyage of 1596–1597
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Battle of Gibraltar (1607) ⓘ Dutch–Portuguese naval conflicts ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch–Portuguese War
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| occupation |
admiral
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1596–1597 Barents Arctic expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions
Arctic exploration voyages ⓘ
linked to:
Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions
Battle of Gibraltar ⓘ Dutch–Portuguese War ⓘ Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Amsterdam
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County of Holland ⓘ Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Strait of Gibraltar
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near Gibraltar ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Jacob van Heemskerck Description of subject: Jacob van Heemskerck was a Dutch explorer and naval commander of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, known for his Arctic voyages and role in the Dutch–Portuguese naval conflicts.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jacob van Heemskerck