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Name	Pieter Nuyts
Born	1598 Middelburg, Netherlands
Died	11 December, 1655 (aged ~ 57)
Cultural Heritage	Dutch Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	explorer (1627-1627) Western Australia, Australia explorer (1627-1627) South Australia, Australia navigator (1627-1627) Western Australia, Australia navigator (1627-1627) South Australia, Australia

* Dates are approximate