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Peter Stuyvesant

1612 - 1672

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Peter Stuyvesant (c. 1610 – August 1672) was a Dutch colonial administrator who served as the director-general of New Netherland from 1647 to 1664, when the colony was provisionally ceded to the Kingdom of England. He was a major figure in the history of New York City and his name has been given to various landmarks and points of interest throughout the city (e.g. Stuyvesant High School, Stuyvesant Town, Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood, etc.). Stuyvesant's accomplishments as director-general of New Netherland included a great expansion for the settlement of New Amsterdam beyond the southern tip of Manhattan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Stuyvesant is the 5,269th most popular politician (down from 5,153rd in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 214th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Dutch Politician.

Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch Director-General of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early history of New York City.

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Among politicians, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 5,270 out of 19,576. Before him are Anton Mussert, Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Bermudo II of León, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Mohamed Abdelaziz, and Étienne Mourrut. After him are Gerberga of Saxony, Franz Seldte, Gaius Marius the Younger, Duke Xiao of Qin, and Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1612, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 10. Before him are Louis Le Vau, Saskia van Uylenburgh, Thomas Fairfax, Pierre Mignard, Antoine Arnauld, and Samuel Butler. After him are Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, Claude Françoise de Lorraine, Margherita de' Medici, Şehzade Bayezid, and Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. Among people deceased in 1672, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 5. Before him are Heinrich Schütz, John II Casimir Vasa, Johan de Witt, and Franciscus Sylvius. After him are Pedro Calungsod, Al-Rashid of Morocco, John Wilkins, Hümaşah Sultan, Marguerite of Lorraine, Adriaen van de Velde, and Adil Giray.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 196 out of 1,646. Before him are C. C. Catch (1964), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Gaius Julius Civilis (25), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), and Anton Mussert (1894). After him are Ruud van Nistelrooy (1976), Willem Mengelberg (1871), Jan Lievens (1607), Antonis Mor (1519), Willem van Aelst (1627), and Jan Ingenhousz (1730).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Peter Stuyvesant ranks 29. Before him are Geert Wilders (1963), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Margaret of Bavaria (1363), John II, Count of Holland (1247), Willem Drees (1886), and Anton Mussert (1894). After him are Abraham Kuyper (1837), William I, Count of Hainaut (1287), Dries van Agt (1931), William I, Count of Holland (1167), Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547), and Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824).

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