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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instanceOf Dutch general
Dutch politician
colonial administrator
human
continentOfActivity Africa
Asia
Europe
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
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
Dutch colonial government
surface form: Dutch colonial administration

French Empire
Kingdom of Holland
endTime 1811
1818
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName Herman Willem Daendels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daendels
givenName Herman
Willem
mannerOfDeath natural causes
militaryBranch States Army of the Dutch Republic
surface form: Dutch army
militaryRank general
name Herman Willem Daendels self-link
notableAchievement implemented Napoleonic-style administrative reforms in the Dutch East Indies
reorganized colonial administration in the Dutch East Indies
strengthened coastal defenses of Java against British attack
notableFor Napoleonic-era reforms in Dutch colonies
authoritarian administrative style
large-scale infrastructure projects in Java
notableWork construction of the Great Post Road on Java
occupation governor
military officer
statesman
participantIn French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
placeOfBirth Dutch Republic
Gelderland
Bredevoort
surface form: Hattem
placeOfDeath Dutch Gold Coast
Dutch Gold Coast
surface form: Elmina

present-day Ghana
politicalAlignment Dutch Republicanism
surface form: Patriot movement (Netherlands)
positionHeld Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast
residence Batavia
Java
The Hague
startTime 1808
1816

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Herman Willem Daendels name Herman Willem Daendels self-link