Jan van Riebeeck
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Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jan van Riebeeck canonical | 4 |
| Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck | 1 |
| van Riebeeck | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T84810 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Jan van Riebeeck Context triple: [Afrikaners, foundingFigure, Jan van Riebeeck]
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jan van Riebeeck Target entity description: Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
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A.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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B.
Willem
Willem is a given name, primarily used in Dutch-speaking regions, that corresponds to the English name William.
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C.
Woodes Rogers
Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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D.
Samuel Maverick
Samuel Maverick was a young Boston apprentice who became one of the five colonists killed in the 1770 Boston Massacre, later remembered as an early martyr of the American Revolution.
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E.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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colonial administrator ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| citizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1619-04-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1677-01-18 ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| endTime | 1662-05-07 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName |
Jan van Riebeeck
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
van Riebeeck
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| founded |
Cape Town
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refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| fullName |
Jan van Riebeeck
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck
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| givenName |
Johann
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surface form:
Johan
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| historicalRegion | Cape Colony ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| legacy |
associated with the origins of European colonisation in South Africa
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considered a founding figure in white South African and Afrikaner historical narratives ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope
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laying foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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explorer ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Batavia
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Cape Colony ⓘ Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Culemborg ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Batavia
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Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Cape Colony
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VOC commander at the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
arrival at Table Bay in 1652
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beginning of permanent European settlement in South Africa ⓘ establishment of a VOC fort at the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ introduction of European agriculture at the Cape ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria de la Quellerie ⓘ |
| startTime | 1652-04-06 ⓘ |
| workedOn | development of a victualling station for VOC ships ⓘ |
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Subject: Jan van Riebeeck Description of subject: Jan van Riebeeck was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who established the first permanent European settlement at the Cape of Good Hope, laying the foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa.
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