Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser

Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser
BornUnknown date, c. 1540
Emden, County of East Frisia
Died11 September 1596(1596-09-11) (aged 55–56)
Sunda Strait, East Indies
Other namesPetrus Theodorus
Occupation(s)Celestial cartographer, navigator
Known forCharting 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.

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