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Anthony van Diemen (also Antonie Antonio Anton Antonius) (1593 – 19 April 1645) was a Dutch colonial governor.He was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands the son of Meeus Anthonisz van Diemen and Christina Hoevenaar. In 1616 he moved to Amsterdam in hope of improving his fortune as a merchant; in this he failed and was declared bankrupt. After a year he became a servant of the Dutch East India Company and sailed to Batavia (Jakarta) capital of the Dutch East Indies.

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birth date
1593-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Dutch Republic, Utrecht (province), Culemborg
death date
1645-04-19
death place
History of Jakarta, Dutch East India Company in Indonesia
nationality
Dutch Republic
occupation
Colony, Exploration
order in office
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
successor
Cornelis van der Lijn

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