Jan van Riebeeck

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Riebeeck.

Jan van Riebeeck
c. 1660 portrait of van Riebeeck
Commander of the Cape
In office
7 April 1652 – 6 May 1662
Succeeded byZacharias Wagenaer
Personal details
BornJan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck
21 April 1619
Culemborg, County of Culemborg, Holy Roman Empire
Died18 January 1677(1677-01-18) (aged 57)
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Resting placeGroote Kerk, Jakarta
Spouses
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(m. 1649; died 1664)​
  • Maria Isaacks Scipio
Children7, including Abraham
OccupationColonial administrator
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Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch merchant and colonial administrator who served as the first Commander of the Cape from 1652 to 1662.


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