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Peter Minuit

Peter Minnewitt

Third director-general of New Netherland, founder of the Swedish colony of New Sweden in 1638 (1580–1638).

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Sex or Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Wesel

Place of Death

Saint Kitts

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Date of Death

8/5/1638
June 1638

Instance Of

Human

Position Held

Director-General of New Netherland
 (1626 - 1631)
Replaces
:
Willem Verhulst
Replaced By
:
Sebastiaen Jansen Krol
Series Ordinal
:3
Object Named As
:Governor of New Netherlands
Start Time
: 1626
End Time
: 1631

Date of Birth

1580s
1580
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Circa

Given Name

Peter

Country of Citizenship

Southern Netherlands

Occupation

Politician
Military Personnel
Colonial Administrator
 (1638)
Employer
:
New Sweden
Point in Time
: 1638
Map Drawer

Described by Source

Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Section
:Minuit, Peter
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Minuit, Peter
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
Language of Work or Name
:
Swedish
Repertorium Van Nederlandse Kaartmakers

Name in Native Language

Peter Minuit
Pierre Minuit

Employer

Dutch West India Company
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