Abraham van Riebeeck
{{Short description|Dutch merchant and governor-general of the VOC (1653–1713)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abraham van Riebeeck
| image = Abraham van Riebeeck (1653-1713). Gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Oost Indië (1709-13) Rijksmuseum SK-A-811.jpeg
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| office = Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
| term_start = 30 October 1709
| term_end = 17 November 1713
| predecessor = Joan van Hoorn
| successor = Christoffel van Swoll
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1653|10|18}}
| birth_place = Castle of Good Hope, Dutch Cape Colony
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1713|11|17|1653|10|18}}
| death_place = Batavia, Dutch East Indies
| parents = Jan van Riebeeck
Maria van Riebeeck
| spouse = Elisabeth van Oosten
| children = 6}}
Abraham van Riebeeck ({{IPA|nl|ˈaːbraːɦɑɱ vɑn ˈribeːk}}; 18 October 1653 – 17 November 1713) was a merchant with the Dutch East India Company and the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1709 to 1713.
Biography
Abraham van Riebeeck was born on 18 October 1653 in the Dutch Cape Colony (present-day South Africa). His father was Jan van Riebeeck, commander of the Cape, and his mother was Maria van Riebeeck. When his father moved to Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) in 1662, he sent Van Riebeeck and his brother to Holland. He studied law at Leiden University from 1673 to 1676.{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/molh003nieu06_01/molh003nieu06_01_1815.php Riebeeck, Mr. Abraham van], Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek, 1924; retrieved 17 January 2015.
After his studies, he became a merchant with the Dutch East India Company and travelled on the ship De Vrijheyt to Batavia, where he arrived 1677.
He married Elisabeth van Oosten in 1678. They had six children, Johanna Maria (1679–1759), Johannes (1691–1735), Elisabeth (1693–1723), and three others who died in their childhood.[http://chnm.gmu.edu/wwh/p/70.html Primary sources], Women in World History; retrieved 17 January 2015.{{in lang|nl}} H.M. Morien & H.K. Nagtegaal, [http://www.hogenda.nl/wp-content/plugins/hogenda-search/download_attachment.php?id=389&type=biography Johan Abrahamsz. van Riebeeck (1691-1735)], Hollandse Genealogische Databank, 2012; retrieved 17 January 2015.
He was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1709 until his death in 1713. He was a keen explorer, who undertook several smaller and a few larger voyages in the Indies.{{cn|date=January 2015}} In 1712, he managed to land in Palabuhanratu and grow coffee plants with success.{{Cite journal|last=Nizam|first=Lasmiyati|date=2015|title=KOPI DI PRIANGAN ABAD XVIII-XIX|url=https://media.neliti.com/media/publications/291827-kopi-di-priangan-abad-xviii-xix-264dd085.pdf|journal=Patanjala|volume=7|issue=2|pages=217-232}}
Death
After he became the first person to reach the summit of Tangkuban Perahu, Van Riebeeck contracted dysentery on his way home. He was unable to recover from the disease and died on 17 November 1713 in Batavia in the Dutch East Indies.
File:Elisabeth van Oosten (1660-1714). Echtgenote van Abraham van Riebeeck Rijksmuseum SK-A-812.jpeg|Elisabeth van Oosten, Van Riebeeck's wife
File:Elisabeth van Riebeeck (1693-1723). Dochter van Abraham van Riebeeck, echtgenote van Gerard van Oosten (1693-1723) Rijksmuseum SK-A-813.jpeg|Elisabeth van Riebeeck, Van Riebeeck's daughter
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Category:18th-century Dutch explorers
Category:Governors-general of the Dutch East Indies
Category:People from Cape Town
Category:18th-century Dutch East Indies people
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Category:18th-century Dutch businesspeople