Herman Willem Daendels
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Herman Willem Daendels was a Dutch military officer and statesman best known for his Napoleonic-era reforms and infrastructure projects as a colonial administrator in the early 19th century.
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| Daendels | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Dutch general
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Dutch politician ⓘ colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Dutch Republic
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Kingdom of Holland ⓘ Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1762-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1818-05-02 ⓘ |
| education | law studies at the University of Harderwijk ⓘ |
| employer |
Batavian Republic
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Dutch colonial government ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch colonial administration
French Empire ⓘ Kingdom of Holland ⓘ |
| endTime |
1811
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1818 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName |
Herman Willem Daendels
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Daendels
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| givenName |
Herman
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Willem ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
States Army of the Dutch Republic
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surface form:
Dutch army
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| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Herman Willem Daendels self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
implemented Napoleonic-style administrative reforms in the Dutch East Indies
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reorganized colonial administration in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ strengthened coastal defenses of Java against British attack ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Napoleonic-era reforms in Dutch colonies
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authoritarian administrative style ⓘ large-scale infrastructure projects in Java ⓘ |
| notableWork | construction of the Great Post Road on Java ⓘ |
| occupation |
governor
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military officer ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participantIn |
French Revolutionary Wars
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Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dutch Republic
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Gelderland ⓘ Bredevoort ⓘ
surface form:
Hattem
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| placeOfDeath |
Dutch Gold Coast
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Dutch Gold Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Elmina
present-day Ghana ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Dutch Republicanism
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surface form:
Patriot movement (Netherlands)
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| positionHeld |
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
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Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast ⓘ |
| residence |
Batavia
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Java ⓘ The Hague ⓘ |
| startTime |
1808
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1816 ⓘ |
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