Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser | |
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Born | Unknown date, c. 1540 |
Died | 11 September 1596 (aged 55–56) Sunda Strait, East Indies |
Other names | Petrus Theodorus |
Occupation(s) | Celestial cartographer, navigator |
Known for | Charting of constellations on the southern celestial hemisphere |
Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (occasionally Petrus Theodorus; c. 1540 – 11 September 1596) was a Dutch navigator and celestial cartographer who mapped several constellations on the southern celestial hemisphere.