# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/petrus-plancius
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:12:54.916Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/petrus-plancius"
name: "Petrus Plancius"
slug: "petrus-plancius"
description: "Petrus Plancius was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman. Born in Dranouter, now in Heuvelland, West Flanders, he studied theology in Germany and England. At the age of 24 he became a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church."
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birthDate: "1552"
deathDate: "1622-05-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump