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Jan Pieterszoon Coen

1587 - 1629

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Jan Pieterszoon Coen (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑn ˈpitərsoːŋ ˈkun]; 8 January 1587 – 21 September 1629) was a Dutch naval officer of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the early 17th century, holding two terms as governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. Renowned for providing the impulse that set the VOC on the path to dominance in the Dutch East Indies, he was long considered a national hero in the Netherlands. Since the 19th century, his legacy has become controversial due to the brutal violence he employed in order to secure a trade monopoly on nutmeg, mace and clove. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Pieterszoon Coen is the 533rd most popular military personnel (down from 445th in 2019), the 187th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 161st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Military Personnel.

Jan Pieterszoon Coen was a Dutch East India Company (VOC) official who was the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1618 to 1623. He is most famous for his role in the massacre of Amboina in 1623.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jan Pieterszoon Coen ranks 533 out of 2,058. Before him are Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji, Franz Böhme, Fyodor Ushakov, Viktor Lutze, Dmitry Pavlov, and John Franklin. After him are Adolf Heusinger, Lautaro, Oghul Qaimish, Mamai, Köten, and Max Hoffmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1587, Jan Pieterszoon Coen ranks 5. Before him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Francesca Caccini, Joost van den Vondel, and Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares. After him are Samuel Scheidt, Stefano Landi, Esaias van de Velde, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Magdalene of Bavaria, and Johannes Fabricius. Among people deceased in 1629, Jan Pieterszoon Coen ranks 4. Before him are Abbas the Great, Carlo Maderno, and Gabriel Bethlen. After him are Hendrick ter Brugghen, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Catherine de' Medici, Governor of Siena, Pietro Bernini, Otto van Veen, Giorgi Saakadze, Mehmed III Giray, and Sigismondo d'India.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Jan Pieterszoon Coen ranks 187 out of 1,646. Before him are Lidwina (1380), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Theo van Gogh (1957), Robin van Persie (1983), and Jan van Scorel (1495). After him are Constantijn Huygens (1596), Teddy Scholten (1926), C. C. Catch (1964), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), and John II, Count of Holland (1247).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Netherlands

Among military personnels born in Netherlands, Jan Pieterszoon Coen ranks 2. Before him are Michiel de Ruyter (1607). After him are Maarten Tromp (1598), Karel Doorman (1889), Henri Winkelman (1876), Charles II, Duke of Guelders (1467), and Lodewijk van Heiden (1773).

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