Pieter Both
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Pieter Both was a Dutch colonial administrator who became the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in the early 17th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pieter Both (Dutch) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial administrator
ⓘ
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Heeren XVII of the Dutch East India Company
|
| causeOfDeath | shipwreck ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1568 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1615-03-06 ⓘ |
| employer |
Dutch East India Company
ⓘ
VOC ⓘ |
| endTime | term as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies: 1614 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial governance
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Pieter Both
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pieter Both (Dutch)
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| hasPredecessor | office created ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Gerard Reynst ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent Dutch colonial governance in Indonesia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Netherlands Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch navy
|
| militaryRank | admiral ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
appointment as first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in 1610
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death in a shipwreck off Mauritius in 1615 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
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early consolidation of Dutch power in the Indonesian archipelago ⓘ organizing VOC authority in the East Indies ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishing VOC administrative structures in the East Indies ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Dutch–Portuguese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch–Portuguese conflicts in the East Indies
early Dutch–Spanish conflicts in Asia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Amersfoort
NERFINISHED
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Province of Utrecht ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht province
|
| placeOfDeath | near Mauritius ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
admiral of the Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| residence |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ |
| startTime | first term as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies: 1610 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Batavia
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surface form:
Batavia region (future Jakarta)
Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Pieter Both (Dutch)