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Jan van Riebeeck

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Also known as Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck, Jan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck

Dutch colonial governor (1619–1677)

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Jan van Riebeeck was a person associated with the country of Germany. He was born on April 21, 1619, and died on January 18, 1677. His recorded works include *Journal, &c*, *Scheepsjournael ende daghregister*, and *Daghregister gehouden by den oppercoopman Jan Anthonisz van Riebeeck*. Other titles attributed to him are *'N sintakties-stilistiese studie van die dagregister van Jan Van Riebeeck* and *Jan van Riebeeck gründet die Kapstadt*.

Sources indicate varying counts for his works, with one listing five and another listing eight. He is referenced by 234 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1619
Died
1677
Works
8

Top works

  • Journal, &c
  • Scheepsjournael ende daghregister
  • 'N sintakties-stilistiese studie van die dagregister van Jan Van Riebeeck
  • Daghregister gehouden by den oppercoopman Jan Anthonisz van Riebeeck
  • Jan van Riebeeck gründet die Kapstadt

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1770-12-17
Active to
1827-03-26

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Key facts

Succeeded by
Zacharias Wagenaer
Born
Jan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck , 21 April 1619, Culemborg , County of Culemborg , Holy Roman Empire
Died
18 January 1677 (1677-01-18) (aged 57), Batavia , Dutch East Indies
Resting place
Groote Kerk, Jakarta
Spouses
Maria de la Queillerie ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 28 March 1649</span>"}]]}'>1649 ; died 2 November 1664</span>"}]]}'>1664 ) ​ Maria Isaacks Scipio
Children
7, including Abraham
Occupation
Colonial administrator

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch merchant and colonial administrator who served as the first Commander of the Cape from 1652 to 1662.

Life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jan van Riebeeck” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.