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Jan van Riebeeck | |
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| 1st Commander of the Cape | |
| In office 7 April 1652 – 6 May 1662 | |
| Succeeded by | Zacharias Wagenaer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck 21 April 1619 Culemborg, Duchy of Culemborg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 18 January 1677 (aged 57) Batavia, Dutch East Indies |
| Resting place | Groote Kerk, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Spouse(s) | Maria de la Queillerie Maria Isaacks Scipio[1] |
| Children | Abraham van Riebeeck 7 others |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (April 21, 1619 – January 18, 1677) was a Dutch colonial administrator and founder of Cape Town, a city in South Africa.
- ↑ van Ledden, Willem-Pieter (2005). Jan van Riebeeck tussen wal en schip: een onderzoek naar de beeldvorming over Jan van Riebeeck in Nederland en Zuid-Afrika omstreeks 1900, 1950 en 2000. Hilversum: Verloren. p. 27. ISBN 9789065508577. Retrieved 12 August 2014.