Cornelius Gooyer

{{Short description|Dutch politician}}

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Cornelius Gooyer was a Dutchman who established a settlement in Mauritius.{{cite web |title=The Vieux Grand Port Heritage Site |url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/nheritage/menuitem.1baffaaeb20cb91a43732f0248a521ca/?content_id=291c4db4ca2c8010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD |publisher=National Heritage Fund |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100830075934/http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/nheritage/menuitem.1baffaaeb20cb91a43732f0248a521ca/?content_id=291c4db4ca2c8010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD|accessdate=2020-11-21|archive-date = 2010-08-30}} He served as the island's governor from 1638 to 1639. He was succeeded by Adriaan van der Stel.