death_date other_names nationality birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
1630 willem jansz . dutch 1570 european discovery of australia willem janszoon
 willem janszoon navigator and colonial governor
willem janszoon

willem janszoon -lrb- ; 1570 -- 1630 -rrb- , sometimes abbreviated to willem jansz. , was a dutch navigator and colonial governor .
janszoon served in the netherlands east indies in the periods 1603 -- 11 and 1612 -- 16 , including as governor of fort henricus on the island of solor .
he is the first european known to have seen the coast of australia during his voyage of 1605 -- 06 .
