Joan Maetsuycker

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Joan Maetsuycker was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who became one of the longest-serving and most influential leaders of the Dutch East India Company in Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colonial administrator
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
human
affiliation States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States-General of the Netherlands
continentOfDeath Asia
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1606-10-14
dateOfDeath 1678-01-04
educatedAt University of Leiden
employer Dutch East India Company
endTime 1678-01-04
era 17th century
ethnicGroup Dutch
fieldOfStudy law
governed Ceylon under Dutch rule
Dutch East Indies
hasRole VOC official
colonial governor
languageSpoken Dutch
memberOf Dutch East India Company
name Joan Maetsuycker self-link
notableFor administrative reforms in the Dutch East Indies
being one of the longest-serving Governor-Generals of the Dutch East Indies
expanding VOC territorial control in the East Indies
strengthening Dutch colonial rule in Asia
occupation colonial administrator
lawyer
officeEndTime (Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies) 1678
officeStartTime (Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies) 1653
participatedIn Dutch consolidation of power in the East Indies
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
surface form: Dutch expansion in Ceylon
partOf Dutch colonial empire
surface form: Dutch colonial empire in Asia
placeOfBirth Amsterdam
County of Holland
Dutch Republic
placeOfDeath Batavia
Dutch East Indies
present-day Jakarta
positionHeld Governor of Ceylon
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
member of the Council of the Indies
religion Calvinism
residence Batavia
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
surface form: Ceylon
sexOrGender male
startTime 1653-03-01
workLocation Batavia
Ceylon (Dutch Ceylon)
surface form: Ceylon

Dutch East Indies

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Joan Maetsuycker name Joan Maetsuycker self-link