when was dirk hartog born
Dirk Hartog. Dirk Hartog was born in Amsterdam in 1580, the second son of Hartych Krijnen, a mariner, and Griet Jans. In February 1611, Hartog married 18-year-old Meynsgen Abels at Amsterdamâs Oude Kerk (Old Church), the same church in which he was baptised. It is not known whether the couple had any children.