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Wouter van Twiller (May 22, 1606 – buried August 29, 1654) was an employee of the Dutch West India Company and the fourth Director of New Netherland. He governed from 1632 until 1638, succeeding Peter Minuit, who was recalled by the Dutch West India authorities in Amsterdam for unknown reasons.
Wouter van Twiller (Nijkerk, 22 mei 1606 – Amsterdam, 29 augustus 1654) was van 1633 tot 1638 directeur van Nieuw-Nederland. Van Twiller was misschien traag en bestuurlijk onervaren, maar geliefd onder de indianen.
Die Liste der Gouverneure von Nieuw Nederland bietet einen Überblick über alle Gouverneure bzw. Direktoren von Nieuw Nederland mit Sitz in Nieuw Amsterdam zwischen 1624 und 1664. Nach der Eroberung durch die Briten im Jahre 1664 entstand aus Nieuw Nederland das heutige New York City . Alle gewählten und kommissarischen ...
Wouter van Twiller was the fourth director of New Netherland. He occupied the post from 1633 to 1638. He succeeded Peter Minuit, who was recalled by the Dutch West India [DWI] authorities in Amsterdam for unknown reasons. Van Twiller was chosen for the position because he had made two voyages to the colony of New Netherland prior to his ...
This is a list of Directors, appointed by the Dutch West India Company, of the 17th century Dutch province of New Netherland ( Nieuw-Nederland in Dutch) in North America. Only the last, Peter Stuyvesant, held the title of Director General.
Director of New Netherland, 1633-1637. Wouter Van Twiller was born in Nieukirk, Holland on May 22, 1606, and became a clerk in the office of the Dutch West India Company in Amsterdam.
The Business Philosophy of Kiliaen van Renssealer. “One cannot accomplish as much by well-doing as by having friends in the game.”. -- Kiliaen van Rensselaer to Wouter van Twiller, Director-General of New Netherland, 1634. By the time the Dutch West India Company established New Netherland's system of patroonships in 1629, Kiliaen van ...
