Wouter van Twiller
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Wouter van Twiller was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Director-General of New Netherland for the Dutch West India Company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wouter van Twiller canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Wouter van Twiller Context triple: [Willem Kieft, predecessor, Wouter van Twiller]
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Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
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Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff was a Dutch nobleman and statesman who served as a prominent colonial administrator in the early 20th century.
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C.
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck was a Dutch colonial administrator and nobleman who served as a prominent Governor-General overseeing the Dutch East Indies at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wouter van Twiller Target entity description: Wouter van Twiller was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Director-General of New Netherland for the Dutch West India Company.
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A.
Johannes van den Bosch
Johannes van den Bosch was a 19th-century Dutch colonial administrator and military officer best known for his influential role in shaping economic and governance policies in the Dutch East Indies.
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B.
Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff was a Dutch nobleman and statesman who served as a prominent colonial administrator in the early 20th century.
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C.
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck
Jonkheer Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck was a Dutch colonial administrator and nobleman who served as a prominent Governor-General overseeing the Dutch East Indies at the turn of the 20th century.
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D.
Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial administrator
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1606 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1654 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Leiden ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| endTime | 1638 as Director-General of New Netherland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
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trade and commerce ⓘ |
| genre | colonial governance ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Director-General ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early governance of New Netherland
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land acquisitions in New Netherland ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conflict with English over Fort Good Hope
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construction and expansion of Fort Amsterdam ⓘ dispute with David Pietersz. de Vries ⓘ purchase of additional lands on Manhattan Island ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of New Netherland ⓘ |
| occupation |
Peter Stuyvesant
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surface form:
Director-General of New Netherland
colonial administrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch colonial empire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dutch Republic
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Gelderland ⓘ Nijkerk (partly) ⓘ
surface form:
Nijkerk
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| placeOfDeath |
Amsterdam
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Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Peter Stuyvesant
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surface form:
Director-General of New Netherland
governor of New Netherland ⓘ |
| relative | Kiliaen van Rensselaer ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Willem Kieft ⓘ |
| replaces | Peter Minuit ⓘ |
| residence |
Amsterdam
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Manhattan ⓘ
surface form:
New Amsterdam
New Netherland ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheSameAs | Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland ⓘ |
| startTime | 1633 as Director-General of New Netherland ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Manhattan
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surface form:
New Amsterdam
New Netherland ⓘ |
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Subject: Wouter van Twiller Description of subject: Wouter van Twiller was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Director-General of New Netherland for the Dutch West India Company.
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