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'''Pieter Merkus''' (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] from 1841 to 1844.<ref>{{ |
'''Pieter Merkus''' (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and [[Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies]] from 1841 to 1844.<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vjomex5sldnk/p_pieter_merkus Mr. P. (Pieter) Merkus], ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.</ref> He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-JZMAAAAcAAJ&dq=M.+P.+Merkus+Molucca&pg=PA71 Accounts and papers, Volume 21]; Volume 26 by Great Britain House of Commons pages 71, 72</ref> |
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| NAME = Merkus, Pieter |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Dutch officer and administrator |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 18 March 1787 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Naarden, Netherlands |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 2 August 1844 |
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| PLACE OF DEATH = Surabaya, Indonesia |
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Revision as of 11:04, 7 July 2024
Pieter Merkus | |
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| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 1841–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp |
| Succeeded by | Joan Cornelis Reynst |
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| Born | 18 March 1787 Naarden, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 2 August 1844 (aged 57) Surabaya, Dutch East Indies |
Pieter Merkus (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1841 to 1844.[1] He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.[2]
References
- ^ (in Dutch) Mr. P. (Pieter) Merkus, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
- ^ Accounts and papers, Volume 21; Volume 26 by Great Britain House of Commons pages 71, 72
External links
Media related to Pieter Merkus at Wikimedia Commons
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