# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jan-van-de-velde-the-elder
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:53:15.079Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jan-van-de-velde-the-elder"
name: "Jan van de Velde the Elder"
slug: "jan-van-de-velde-the-elder"
description: "Jan van de Velde the Elder, was a Dutch calligrapher, writing teacher, and engraver. He was the father of the engraver Jan van de Velde."
tagline: "Dutch engraver and calligrapher (1568–1623)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Matham_-_VanDenVelde.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1568"
deathDate: "1623"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.19
  momentum:             1.515151515151515
  historical:           4.805472
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%89_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%B1"
    title: "جان فان دى فيلدى الاكبر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_de_Velde_I"
    title: "Jan van de Velde I"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_de_Velde_the_Elder"
    title: "Jan van de Velde the Elder"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_de_Velde_l'Ancien"
    title: "Jan van de Velde l'Ancien"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_de_Velde_(I)"
    title: "Jan van de Velde (I)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473720"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump