Minuit

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Minuit is a surname most famously associated with Peter Minuit, the early 17th-century colonial governor known for his role in the purchase of Manhattan Island.

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Minuit canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch colony
colonial governor
family name
human
land transaction
surname
birthPlaceCountry Holy Roman Empire
colonizingPower Dutch Republic
counterparty Lenape people
linked to: Lenape
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
diedIn hurricane near the Caribbean
employer Dutch West India Company
familyName Minuit
givenName Peter
hasNotableBearer Peter Minuit
knownFor founding role in the history of New York City
negotiating land purchases from Indigenous peoples
languageOfOrigin French
locatedInPresentDay New York City
Northeastern United States
location Manhattan Island
mainParticipant Dutch West India Company
Peter Minuit
notableFor governorship of New Netherland
purchase of Manhattan Island
occupation colonial administrator
trader
participatedIn colonization of New Netherland
placeOfBirth Wesel
placeOfDeath at sea near St. Christopher (Saint Kitts)
positionHeld Director of New Netherland
religion Protestantism
usedBy Peter Minuit
writtenForm Minuit

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter Minuit familyName Minuit
Minuit writtenForm Minuit
Peter Minuit familyName Minuit
subject linked to: Minuit