Gerrit Jansz de Heere (1 March 1657 – 26 November 1702) was a

Governor of Dutch Ceylon A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

during its Dutch period.

Biography

De Heere was the son of Johan Gerritsz de Heere and Marritje Gerrits. From 1693 until 1694, he served as Chief Trader at Dejima, after which he became a senior merchant in Batavia, capital of the

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. In 1695, he married Johanna Maria van Riebeeck, who was 22 years his junior and a daughter of Abraham van Riebeeck as well as a granddaughter to

Jan van Riebeeck Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator, ambassador and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company. Life Early life Jan van Riebeeck was born in Culemborg on 21 April ...

, founder of

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. De Heere was appointed

on 22 February 1697, which he remained until his death on 26 November 1702, and was succeeded by Cornelis Jan Simonsz.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Heere, Gerrit de 1657 births 1702 deaths 17th-century Dutch colonial governors Dutch chiefs of factory in Japan Governors of Dutch Ceylon Dutch East India Company people from Amsterdam