Jan van Riebeeck
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Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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colonial administrator → explorer → human → merchant → |
| citizenship |
Dutch Republic
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| continentOfActivity |
Africa
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Asia → |
| countryOfBirth |
Dutch Republic
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| countryOfService |
Dutch Republic
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| dateOfBirth |
1619-04-21
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| dateOfDeath |
1677-01-18
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| employer |
Dutch East India Company
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| endTime |
1662-05-07
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| era |
17th century
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| ethnicGroup |
Dutch
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| familyName |
van Riebeeck
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| founded |
Cape Town
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refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope → |
| fullName |
Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck
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| givenName |
Johan
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| historicalRegion |
Cape Colony
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| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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| legacy |
associated with the origins of European colonisation in South Africa
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considered a founding figure in white South African and Afrikaner historical narratives → |
| memberOf |
Dutch East India Company
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| notableFor |
founding the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope
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laying foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa → |
| numberOfChildren |
8
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| occupation |
colonial administrator
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explorer → merchant → |
| placeOfActivity |
Batavia
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Cape Colony → Cape of Good Hope → |
| placeOfBirth |
Culemborg
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| placeOfDeath |
Batavia
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Dutch East Indies → |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Cape Colony
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VOC commander at the Cape of Good Hope → |
| religion |
Calvinism
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| significantEvent |
arrival at Table Bay in 1652
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beginning of permanent European settlement in South Africa → establishment of a VOC fort at the Cape of Good Hope → introduction of European agriculture at the Cape → |
| spouse |
Maria de la Quellerie
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| startTime |
1652-04-06
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| workedOn |
development of a victualling station for VOC ships
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Jan van Riebeeck
("van Riebeeck")
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familyName |
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Cape Colony
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foundedBy |
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Afrikaners
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foundingFigure |
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Jan van Riebeeck
("Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck")
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fullName |
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Maria de la Quellerie
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spouse |