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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
colonial administrator
explorer
human
merchant
citizenship Dutch Republic
continentOfActivity Africa
Asia
countryOfBirth Dutch Republic
countryOfService Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1619-04-21
dateOfDeath 1677-01-18
employer Dutch East India Company
endTime 1662-05-07
era 17th century
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName van Riebeeck
founded Cape Town
refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope
fullName Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck
givenName Johan
historicalRegion Cape Colony
languageSpoken Dutch
legacy associated with the origins of European colonisation in South Africa
considered a founding figure in white South African and Afrikaner historical narratives
memberOf Dutch East India Company
notableFor founding the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope
laying foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa
numberOfChildren 8
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
merchant
placeOfActivity Batavia
Cape Colony
Cape of Good Hope
placeOfBirth Culemborg
placeOfDeath Batavia
Dutch East Indies
positionHeld Commander of the Cape Colony
VOC commander at the Cape of Good Hope
religion Calvinism
significantEvent arrival at Table Bay in 1652
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
startTime 1652-04-06
workedOn development of a victualling station for VOC ships

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jan van Riebeeck ("van Riebeeck")
familyName
Cape Colony
foundedBy
Afrikaners
foundingFigure
Jan van Riebeeck ("Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck")
fullName
Maria de la Quellerie
spouse

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