Abraham Ortelius, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abraham Ortelius

Flemish cartographer

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1527

Place of Birth: Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 28-Jun-1598

Profession: historian, cartographer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Abraham Ortelius (; also Ortels, Orthellius, Wortels; 14 April 1527 – 28 June 1598) was a Brabantian cartographer and geographer, conventionally recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum (Theatre of the World).
Ortelius is often considered one of the founders of the Netherlandish school of cartography and one of the most notable figures of the school in its golden age (approximately 1570s–1670s).
The publication of his atlas in 1570 is often considered as the official beginning of the Golden Age of Netherlandish cartography.
He is also believed to be the first person to imagine that the continents were joined before drifting to their present positions.



Alternative names	Rubens, Pierre Paul Rubens, Pieter Paul Rubens, Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Description	Flemish painter, sculptor, draughtsman and printmaker
Date of birth/death	28 June 1577	30 May 1640
Location of birth/death	Siegen	Antwerp
Work location	Antwerp (1589-1600), Mantua (9 May 1600-1608), Spain (1603), Antwerp (1608-1640), Netherlands (1612), Paris (23 May 1623-29 June 1623, 4 February 1625-9 June 1625), Calais (November 1626), Paris (December 1626), Brussels (1627), Netherlands (10 July 1627-6 August 1627), Spain (26 August 1628-29 April 1629), London (18 May 1629-23 March 1630), Brussels (1631), Netherlands (November 1631), Affligem (September 1634)
Authority control	: Q5599 VIAF: 56647196 ISNI: 0000 0001 2134 1267 ULAN: 500002921 LCCN: n79055561 NLA: 36442606 WorldCat



Description	Southern Netherlandish painter and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	circa 1545 / 1544	between 1589 and 1609 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1589-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1609-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Location of birth/death	Antwerp	Antwerp
Work period	between circa 1558 and circa 1589 date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1558-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1589-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	Antwerp
Authority control	: Q1165940 VIAF: 8537699 ISNI: 0000 0000 8355 3962 ULAN: 500023527 WGA: KEY, Adriaen Thomasz GND: 13209696X