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          Willem Janszoon

          Bornc.

          Netherlands

          Diedc.

          NationalityDutch
          Other namesWillem Jansz.
          OccupationNavigator and colonialgovernor
          Known forEuropean discovery of Australia

          Willem Janszoon ( c.

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          6. – c. ), sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the Dutch East Indies in the periods – and –, including as governor of Fort Henricus on the island of Solor.

          He is the first European known to have seen the coast of Australia during his voyage of –

          Early life

          Willem Janszoon (Willem Jansz) was born around , but nothing is known of his early life nor of his parents.

          Janszoon is first recorded as entering into the service of the Oude compagnie, one of the predecessors of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), in as a mate aboard the Hollandia, part of the second fleet under Jacob Cornelisz.

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