Preceded by Paulus van Rhoo Died 1702 | Name Gerrit Heere | |
Succeeded by Cornelis Joannes Simonszoon | ||
Gerrit Jansz de Heere (1 March 1657, Amsterdam – 26 November 1702, Colombo) was a Governor of Ceylon during the Dutch colonial period.
De Heere was the son of Johan Gerritsz de Heere and Marritje Gerrits.[1] In 1693/1694 he was Opperhoofd at Dejima, after which he became top merchant (opperkoopman) in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. There, in 1695, he married the 26-year younger Johanna Maria van Riebeeck (1679-1759), daughter of Abraham van Riebeeck and granddaughter of Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of Cape Town. De Heere was appointed Governor of Ceylon on 22 February 1697 which he remained until his death on 26 November 1702. He was succeeded by Cornelis Joannes Simonszoon.
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