Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland
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Wouter van Twiller was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Director of the New Netherland colony for the Dutch West India Company.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Director-General of New Netherland | 2 |
| Director of New Netherland | 1 |
| Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland Context triple: [Wouter van Twiller, saidToBeTheSameAs, Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland]
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Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland, best known for his authoritarian rule and for overseeing its surrender to the English, after which it became New York.
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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.
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Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Kiliaen van Rensselaer was a 17th-century Dutch merchant and one of the principal founders and patroons of the colony of Rensselaerswyck in New Netherland.
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D.
Peter Minuit
Peter Minuit was a 17th-century Dutch colonial governor best known for orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island from Indigenous inhabitants, laying the foundation for New Amsterdam (later New York City).
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E.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland Target entity description: Wouter van Twiller was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Director of the New Netherland colony for the Dutch West India Company.
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A.
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland, best known for his authoritarian rule and for overseeing its surrender to the English, after which it became New York.
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B.
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.
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C.
Kiliaen van Rensselaer
Kiliaen van Rensselaer was a 17th-century Dutch merchant and one of the principal founders and patroons of the colony of Rensselaerswyck in New Netherland.
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D.
Peter Minuit
Peter Minuit was a 17th-century Dutch colonial governor best known for orchestrating the purchase of Manhattan Island from Indigenous inhabitants, laying the foundation for New Amsterdam (later New York City).
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E.
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator and merchant best known for founding Batavia (modern Jakarta) and ruthlessly consolidating Dutch power in the East Indies for the Dutch East India Company (VOC).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch person
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colonial administrator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1606 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1654 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | possibly Leiden (unconfirmed) ⓘ |
| employer | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| endTime | 1638 ⓘ |
| endTime (Director of New Netherland) | 1638 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial governance
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trade ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Dutch ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
accusations of mismanagement and corruption
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conflicts with English settlers in Connecticut ⓘ disputes over Fort Good Hope ⓘ land purchases on Manhattan Island ⓘ |
| notableFact |
had family connections to major patroon Kiliaen van Rensselaer
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his administration was criticized for weakness and self-interest ⓘ returned to the Netherlands after dismissal as director ⓘ served as a clerk for the Dutch West India Company before becoming director ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New Netherland
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surface form:
administration of New Netherland
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| occupation |
colonial administrator
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merchant ⓘ |
| officeContested | governor of New Netherland ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch colonial empire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dutch Republic
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Gelderland ⓘ Nijkerk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Amsterdam
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Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Director of New Netherland
Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Director-General of New Netherland
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| relative | Kiliaen van Rensselaer ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Willem Kieft ⓘ |
| replaces | Peter Minuit ⓘ |
| residence |
Amsterdam
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New Amsterdam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1633 ⓘ |
| startTime (Director of New Netherland) | 1633 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New Amsterdam
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New Netherland ⓘ |
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Subject: Wouter van Twiller, Director of New Netherland Description of subject: Wouter van Twiller was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator who served as Director of the New Netherland colony for the Dutch West India Company.
Referenced by (4)
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