# Melchior van Santvoort

> Melchior van Santvoort was one of the first Dutchmen in Japan, was a purser on the Dutch ship De Liefde, which was stranded in Japan in 1600. Some of his shipmates were Jacob Quaeckernaeck, Jan Joosten, and William Adams. Van Santvoort remained in Japan, where he spent 39 years as a merchant in Nagasaki.

*Dutch sailor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** Netherlands
- **Born:** 1570
- **Died:** 1641
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ملخیور فان سانتفورت](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AE%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA)
- [Melchior van Santvoort](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_van_Santvoort)
- [Melchior van Santvoort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_van_Santvoort)
- [Melchior van Santvoort](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_van_Santvoort)
- [Melchior van Santvoort](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melchior_van_Santvoort)
- [メルヒオール・ファン・サントフォールト](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%92%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1267438)

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