Adriaan van der Donck

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf lawyer
politician
historian
gptkbp:advocatesFor civil rights
environmental conservation
land rights
self-governance
the rights of indigenous peoples
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:New_Amsterdam
gptkb:Dutch_West_India_Company
gptkb:colonial_New_York
early_American_literature
the_establishment_of_New_Amsterdam
gptkbp:birthDate 1603
gptkbp:contributedTo historical documentation
colonial law
New_Netherland's_development
cultural_heritage_of_New_York
the_legal_system_in_New_Netherland
gptkbp:contribution early_American_history
gptkbp:deathDate 1655
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Dutch_settlers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adriaan van der Donck
gptkbp:influenced land use policies
colonial policies
colonial governance structures
future generations of historians
New_Netherland's_governance
the_development_of_New_York_City.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:inspiration subsequent legal frameworks
gptkbp:involvedIn land disputes
colonial_administration
gptkbp:knownFor advocating for the rights of colonists
early advocacy for democracy
his role in the establishment of laws
his_writings_on_New_Netherland
gptkbp:language Dutch
gptkbp:legacy pioneering colonial governance
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableWork A Description of New Netherland
gptkbp:occupation land surveyor
gptkbp:participatedIn colonial politics
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Haarlem
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Amsterdam
gptkbp:positionHeld first lawyer in New Netherland
gptkbp:publishedBy historical accounts
gptkbp:recognizedBy historical societies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:New_Netherland_Company
gptkbp:role colonial leader
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_van_der_Donck
gptkbp:supported colonial expansion
gptkbp:wrote A Description of New Netherland