Willem Barentsz
1550 — 20 June 1597
Willem Barentsz, anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.
A memorial on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. This grave stands at coordinates -1, -37.
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