Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten

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Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten was a late 18th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.

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instanceOf Dutch colonial administrator
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
human
activeInPeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
burialPlace Batavia NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness (unspecified) in Batavia
chronologyNote served as Governor of Ceylon before becoming Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth 1755-02-17
dateOfDeath 1801-08-22
employer Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
VOC NERFINISHED
endTime 1801 (as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies)
era Dutch colonial period in Asia
ethnicGroup Dutch
governedTerritory Ceylon under Dutch rule
Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED
knownFor being one of the last VOC-era Governor-Generals in the East Indies
languageSpoken Dutch
memberOf colonial administration of the Dutch East India Company
name Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten NERFINISHED
notableEvent governed Ceylon under the Dutch East India Company
oversaw Dutch East Indies during transition from Dutch Republic to Batavian Republic influence
notableWork administration of the Dutch East Indies during the Batavian Republic era
occupation colonial administrator
partOf Dutch colonial empire NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
Rotterdam NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Batavia NERFINISHED
Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Dutch colonial administration under the Batavian Republic
positionHeld Governor of Ceylon NERFINISHED
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
predecessor Willem Arnold Alting NERFINISHED
residence Batavia NERFINISHED
Ceylon NERFINISHED
Rotterdam NERFINISHED
startTime 1796 (as Governor of Ceylon ended)
1796 (as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies)
1796 (as Governor-General, succeeding Willem Arnold Alting)
successor Johannes Siberg NERFINISHED

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Willem Arnold Alting successor Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten