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.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten Context triple: [Willem Arnold Alting, successor, Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten]
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A.
Cornelis van der Geest
Cornelis van der Geest was a wealthy early 17th-century Antwerp spice merchant and prominent art collector known for patronizing artists like Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.
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B.
Cornelis Jol
Cornelis Jol was a 17th-century Dutch admiral and privateer for the Dutch West India Company, known for his naval battles against the Spanish and Portuguese.
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C.
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte was a 19th-century Dutch liberal politician best known for his influential role in reforming colonial policy in the Dutch East Indies.
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D.
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn was a Dutch navigator and one of the first Western advisers to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan in the early 17th century.
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E.
Cornelis van der Wal
Cornelis van der Wal is a Frisian poet and writer known for his contributions to contemporary Frisian-language literature.
- 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: Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten Target entity description: 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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A.
Cornelis van der Geest
Cornelis van der Geest was a wealthy early 17th-century Antwerp spice merchant and prominent art collector known for patronizing artists like Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.
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B.
Cornelis Jol
Cornelis Jol was a 17th-century Dutch admiral and privateer for the Dutch West India Company, known for his naval battles against the Spanish and Portuguese.
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C.
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte
Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte was a 19th-century Dutch liberal politician best known for his influential role in reforming colonial policy in the Dutch East Indies.
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D.
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn
Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn was a Dutch navigator and one of the first Western advisers to the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan in the early 17th century.
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E.
Cornelis van der Wal
Cornelis van der Wal is a Frisian poet and writer known for his contributions to contemporary Frisian-language literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch colonial administrator
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 19th century
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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
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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
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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
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Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Batavia
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Dutch colonial administration under the Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Ceylon
NERFINISHED
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| predecessor | Willem Arnold Alting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Batavia
NERFINISHED
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Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime |
1796 (as Governor of Ceylon ended)
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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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