Arnoldus Montanus
![Arnoldus Montanus, 1680, ''Ambassades Mémorables de la Compagnie des Indes Orientales des Provinces unies, vers les Empereurs du Japon''.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Arnoldus_Montanus_1680_Ambassades_vers_les_Empereurs_du_Japon.jpg)
Montanus, a Latinized form of ''van den Berg'' or ''van Bergen'', was born in Amsterdam and studied theology at Leiden University. He became a minister in Schellingwoude in 1653 and in Schoonhoven, where he also became headmaster of the Latin School, in 1667. He died in Schoonhoven.
His most famous book is ''De Nieuwe en Onbekende Weereld''. Provided by Wikipedia
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