Jacob van Langren

{{Short description|Dutch cartographer and globe-maker}}

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| name = J. Fl. van Langren

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| birth_date = c. 1525

| birth_place = Gelderland, Netherlands

| death_date = 27 July {{death year and age|1610|1525}}

| death_place = Alkmaar, Netherlands

| nationality = Dutch

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| occupation = Cartographer

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Jacob van Langren{{efn|The name appears under a wide variety of forms. His first name was sometimes latinized as Jacobus even in Dutch. His last name is sometimes latinized as Langrenus or given as Langren, Langelaer, or Van Langelaar. His middle name is variously given as Floris, Floriz, Florens, Florentius, Floresz, Floreisz, Florissoon, and Floriszoon. He was also sometimes distinguished as {{lang|la|Jacobus Florentius Ultrajectensis}} or {{lang|la|Jacobus Florens Trajectensis}}, both meaning "from Utrecht".}} (c. 1525 – 27 July 1610) was a Dutch cartographer and globe-maker who established a family dynasty of three generations in those professions.J. Keuning, "The van Langren family", Imago Mundi 13 1956:101-09; P. van der Krogt, Globi neerlandici: the production of globes in the Low Countries Utrecht 1993.