| LC control no. | nb2004010319 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Stel, Simon van der, 1639-1712 |
| Variant(s) | Der Stel, Simon van, 1639-1712 Van der Stel, Simon, 1639-1712 |
| Associated country | Netherlands |
| Birth date | 1639 |
| Death date | 1712 |
| Place of birth | Mauritius |
| Place of death | Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) |
| Affiliation | Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie |
| Profession or occupation | Territorial governors |
| Found in | Codex Witsenii, 2002: t.p. (Simon van der Stel) p.181-182 (born 1639, died 1712) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed April 21, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Van, der Stel, Simon; territorial governor; born 1639 in Mauritius; commander of Dutch colony at the Cape of Good Hope; moved to the Netherlands (1659); served in the Amsterdam militia as a cavalry officer in the war with France (1672); commander of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in Cape of Good Hope (1679-1699); made a well-documented exploration of the Namaqualand copper mines (1685); discovered the ore; set up the farm which became the premier wine estate of the Cape and the first marketed in Europe; successful governor and contributed considerably to the Cape colonial society; died 1712 in Cape of Good Hope, South Africa) |
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