What is Willem Janszoon?
'''Willem Janszoon Blaeu''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnsoːn}}; {{circa|1570|1630}}), sometimes abbreviated to '''Willem Jansz''', was a [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] [[navigator]] and [[governor|colonial governor]]. Willem was one of the first people to find [[Australia]] before Captain [[James Cook]] found it. {{DEFAULTSORT:Janszoon, Willem}} [[Category:1570 births]] [[Category:1630 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch explorers]] [[Category:People from Amsterdam]] {{history-stub}}