Jacob Roggeveen was born on February 1, 1659 and discovered Easter Island in 1722 on Easter Island.
Jacobus is the Latin form of Jacob, and is still used in the Netherlands today. Jacob means 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'.
Jacobson means "son of Jacob", Jacob coming from the Hebrew name Yakov literally menaing "heel-grabber".
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Jacob Roggeveen was born on February 1, 1659.
Jacob Roggeveen was born on February 1, 1659.
Jacob Roggeveen died on 1729-01-31.
he had cancer
The first European to discover Easter Island was Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722. He encountered the island on Easter Sunday, which is how it got its name.
Jacob Roggeveen but I don't think he was an archaeologist.
Jacob Roggeveen discovered Easter Island in 1722Natives from the Marquesas Islands were the first to discover Easter Island. In regards to the Europeans, the Dutch were the first to discover Easter Island. A Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen found it.
Discovered by Jacob Roggeveen in 1722 on Easter Sunday
A Dutch explorer, Jacob Roggeveen, found it on Easter Sunday 1722.
Yes. Easter Island is named as such because it was discovered by Jacob Roggeveen on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722.
American Samoa was found before it became a US territory. It was simply the 'eastern' islands of Samoa. Samoa was first discovered in 1722 by a Dutch explorer named Jacob Roggeveen.
The island was named by a Dutch navigator, Jacob Roggeveen on Easter Sunday in 1722. Of course the ancestors of today's Easter Islanders found it long before that, about 700-800 CE according to many scientists.