# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willem-jacobszoon-coster
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:37:51.302Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/willem-jacobszoon-coster"
name: "Willem Jacobszoon Coster"
slug: "willem-jacobszoon-coster"
description: "Willem Jacobszoon Coster was a Dutch colonial governor who served as the first Governor of Dutch Ceylon from 13 March until 17 August 1640. He was succeeded by Jan Thyszoon Payart."
tagline: "Dutch colonial governor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AMH-6986-KB_Punto_Gale_overrun_by_Willem_Jacobsz._Coster.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
birthDate: "1590"
deathDate: "1640-08-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.09
  momentum:             15
  historical:           4.804284
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Jacobszoon_Coster"
    title: "Willem Jacobszoon Coster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ویلبام جاکوبززون کوستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Jacobszoon_Coster"
    title: "Willem Jacobszoon Coster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Jacobsz._Coster"
    title: "Willem Jacobsz. Coster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D"
    title: "வில்லெம் யாக்கூப்சன் கோசுட்டர்"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8003572"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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