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Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan

French military engineer and cartographer

Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1595 in Dieppe.

Born

in 1595

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: December 6, 1673

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.

Birthplace
Dieppe
Professions
cartographer, engineer, architect, military engineer
Citizenship
Kingdom of France, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: in 1595 (AGORHA) or in 1600 (Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

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All birth date sources

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Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan born?

Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan was born in Dieppe.