Jan van Riebeeck
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company.
Jan van Riebeeck | |
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Portrait, c. 1660 | |
| 1st Commander of the Cape | |
| In office 7 April 1652 – 6 May 1662 | |
| Succeeded by | Zacharias Wagenaer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck 21 April 1619 Culemborg, County of Culemborg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 18 January 1677 (aged 57) Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Resting place | Groote Kerk, Jakarta |
| Spouses | Maria de la Queillerie
(m. 1649; died 1664)
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| Children | 7, including Abraham |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
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