Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff
Gustaaf Willem, Baron van Imhoff (8 August 1705 – 1 November 1750) was a Dutch colonial administrator for the Dutch East India Company (VOC). He served as Governor of Ceylon from 1736 to 1740 and as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1743 until his death in 1750 at Istana Cipanas.
Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Dutch Ceylon | |
| In office 23 July 1736 – 12 March 1740 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Maccare (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Willem Maurits Bruyninck |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 28 May 1743 – 1 November 1750 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Thedens |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Mossel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1705 Leer, East Frisia |
| Died | 1 November 1750 (aged 45) Batavia, Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) |
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