# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willem-schouten
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:14:51.823Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/willem-schouten"
name: "Willem Schouten"
slug: "willem-schouten"
description: "Willem Cornelisz Schouten was a Dutch navigator for the Dutch East India Company. He was the first to sail the Cape Horn route to the Pacific Ocean."
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birthDate: "1577"
deathDate: "1625"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump