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Pieter Merkus

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Name
  
Pieter Merkus

Resigned
  
1844


Pieter Merkus

Preceded by
  
Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp

Born
  
18 March 1787 Naarden, Dutch Republic (
1787-03-18
)

Role
  
Former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

Died
  
August 2, 1844, Surabaya, Indonesia

Previous office
  
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1841–1844)

Succeeded by
  
Jan Cornelis Reijnst

Pieter Merkus (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1841 to 1844. He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.

References

Pieter Merkus Wikipedia