Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gustaaf_Willem_van_Imhoff
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1705-08-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Leer,_East_Frisia
gptkbp:deathDate 1750-11-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Batavia,_Dutch_East_Indies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gustaaf Willem van Imhoff
gptkbp:knownFor Dutch colonial administration in Asia
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableEvent Conflict with the King of Kandy
Founded the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Reforms in the Dutch East Indies
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:British_peer
gptkb:Governor_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:predecessor_(Governor-General_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies) gptkb:Adriaan_Valckenier
gptkbp:successor_(Governor-General_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies) gptkb:Jacob_Mossel
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor_of_Ceylon) 1740
gptkbp:termEnd_(Governor-General_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies) 1750
gptkbp:termStart_(Governor_of_Ceylon) 1736
gptkbp:termStart_(Governor-General_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies) 1743
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dutch_East_India_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5