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Riebeeck, Johan Anthoniszoon van

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Riebeeck, Johan Anthoniszoon van (1619-1677)

Dutch colonizer and ship's surgeon, chosen by the Dutch East India Company to found a settlement at Table Bay, South Africa. He landed in April 1652 and proceeded to establish and extend Cape Colony in the face of many hardships. He returned to Holland in 1662.
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