Petrus Albertus van der Parra
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Petrus Albertus van der Parra was an 18th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Petrus Albertus van der Parra canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Petrus Albertus van der Parra Context triple: [Jeremias van Riemsdijk, predecessor, Petrus Albertus van der Parra]
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A.
Pieter Cort van der Linden
Pieter Cort van der Linden was a Dutch liberal statesman who served as prime minister during World War I and is known for overseeing major democratic reforms in the Netherlands.
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B.
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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C.
Adriaan Dortsman
Adriaan Dortsman was a prominent 17th-century Dutch architect known for his refined Dutch Classicist designs in Amsterdam, including canal houses and churches.
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D.
Piet Van Duppen
Piet Van Duppen is a Belgian nuclear physicist recognized for his significant contributions to experimental nuclear structure research, for which he received the Lise Meitner Prize.
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E.
Pieter Post
Pieter Post was a prominent 17th-century Dutch architect and painter, best known for helping shape Dutch Baroque classicism through major public and civic buildings in the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Petrus Albertus van der Parra Target entity description: Petrus Albertus van der Parra was an 18th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
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A.
Pieter Cort van der Linden
Pieter Cort van der Linden was a Dutch liberal statesman who served as prime minister during World War I and is known for overseeing major democratic reforms in the Netherlands.
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B.
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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C.
Adriaan Dortsman
Adriaan Dortsman was a prominent 17th-century Dutch architect known for his refined Dutch Classicist designs in Amsterdam, including canal houses and churches.
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D.
Piet Van Duppen
Piet Van Duppen is a Belgian nuclear physicist recognized for his significant contributions to experimental nuclear structure research, for which he received the Lise Meitner Prize.
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E.
Pieter Post
Pieter Post was a prominent 17th-century Dutch architect and painter, best known for helping shape Dutch Baroque classicism through major public and civic buildings in the Dutch Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial administrator
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ VOC official ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1714-09-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Colombo
NERFINISHED
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Dutch Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1775-12-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Batavia
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1775-12-28 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch people ⓘ |
| familyName | van der Parra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Albertus van der Parra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName |
Albertus
NERFINISHED
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Petrus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| memberOf | Council of the Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Catharina van der Voort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on VOC colonial policy in the 18th century
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long tenure as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1775 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1761 ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
NERFINISHED
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member of the Council of the Indies ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jacob Mossel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Dutch Reformed Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Batavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jacoba Elisabeth Mossel
NERFINISHED
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Maria Jacoba van Gollenesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1761-05-15 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Jeremias van Riemsdijk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Batavia
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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