Hendrik Temminck ( – 17 September 1727) was a

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officer and colonial administrator who served as the

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from 1722 to 1727.

Career

Temminck was born in Arnhem around 1680. He studied law. After his promotion, he went to Suriname. In 1716, he was appointed sergeant major of an infantry division. On 1 March 1722, Temminck was appointed

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. The same year, he established a sugar plantation at Berg en Dal. He died on 17 September 1727 in

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Personal life

Temminck married twice; first with Machteld van Wouw, and in 1725 with Charlotta Elisabeth van der Lith. He became Swedish artist

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's maternal grandfather through his and van Wouw's daughter Catharina Eleonora Temminck.

References

1680s births Governors of Suriname People from Arnhem 1727 deaths Dutch planters 18th-century planters Dutch slave owners 18th-century Dutch military personnel {{Suriname-bio-stub Dutch emigrants to Suriname