Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater
Pieter Anthoniszoon Overtwater | |
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9th Governor of Formosa | |
In office 1646–1649 | |
Preceded by | François Caron |
Succeeded by | Nicolas Verburg |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1610 Hoorn, Dutch Republic |
Died | 28 or 29 April 1682 Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
Pieter Anthonisz Overtwater (ca. 1610 Hoorn - 28 or 29 April 1682, Batavia, Dutch East Indies) was the Dutch opperhoofd at Dejima in Japan from October 1642 to August 1643, and again from November 1644 to November 1645, and Governor of Formosa from 1646 to 1649.[1]
References
- ^ Andrade, Tonio. "Appendix B". How Taiwan Became Chinese.