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.

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Generate an image of Jan van Riebeeck (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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
citizenship Dutch Republic ⓘ
continentOfActivity Africa ⓘ
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 van Riebeeck ⓘ
linked to: Jan van Riebeeck
founded Cape Town ⓘ
refreshment station at the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
fullName Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck ⓘ
linked to: Jan van Riebeeck
givenName Johan ⓘ
linked to: Johann
historicalRegion Cape Colony ⓘ
languageSpoken Dutch ⓘ
legacy associated with the origins of European colonisation in South Africa ⓘ
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 ⓘ
laying foundations for later Afrikaner society in South Africa ⓘ
numberOfChildren 8 ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
merchant ⓘ
placeOfActivity Batavia ⓘ
Cape Colony ⓘ
Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
placeOfBirth Culemborg ⓘ
placeOfDeath Batavia ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
positionHeld Commander of the Cape Colony ⓘ
VOC commander at the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
significantEvent arrival at Table Bay in 1652 ⓘ
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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Afrikaners → foundingFigure → Jan van Riebeeck ⓘ
Cape Colony → foundedBy → Jan van Riebeeck ⓘ
Jan van Riebeeck → fullName → Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck ⓘ
linked to: Jan van Riebeeck
Jan van Riebeeck → familyName → van Riebeeck ⓘ
linked to: Jan van Riebeeck
Maria de la Quellerie → spouse → Jan van Riebeeck ⓘ
Goringhaiqua → interactedWith → Jan van Riebeeck ⓘ
Van Riebeeck Decoration → namedAfter → Jan van Riebeeck ⓘ
Van Riebeeck Medal → namedAfter → Jan van Riebeeck ⓘ
Culemborg → hasNotablePerson → Jan van Riebeeck ⓘ
subject linked to: Culemborg, Netherlands