LC control no. | n 78095443 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Heyn, Piet, 1577-1629 |
Variant(s) | Hein, Piet, 1577-1629 Hein, Pieter Pieterszoon, 1577-1629 |
Birth date | 1577-11-25 |
Death date | 1629-06-17 |
Place of birth | Rotterdam (Netherlands) |
Field of activity | Navies Privateering |
Affiliation | West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands) Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie |
Profession or occupation | Privateer Admirals |
Found in | Kannenburch, H. van. Protest. Ofte Scherp dreyghement ... 1629 Visser Wendy de. Piet Hein en de zilvervloot, 2001: t.p. (Piet Hein) Biographisch portaal de Nederland online, viewed July 28, 2016 (Pieter Pieterszoon Hein, born November 25, 1577 in Delfshaven (now part of Rotterdam); he was an admiral and privateer for the Dutch republic; he was also a a vice-admiral for the Dutch West India Company and the Dutch East India Company; he is most famous for capturing the Spanish silver fleet off the coast of Venezuela in 1628; he died at sea June 17, 1629) <http://www.biografischportaal.nl/persoon/47794256> |