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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Label Occurrences
Minuit canonical 3

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Statements (34)

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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Referenced by (3)

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