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Jacob van der Meersch

Dutch Governors of Mauritius

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About Jacob van der Meersch

Jacob van der Meersch was a politician.

Jacob van der Meersch was governor of Mauritius from 1644 to 1648. He was succeeded by Reinier Por. Before van der Meersch, the governor was Adriaen van der Stel.

During his time as governor, progress was made in the domain of wood-cutting and a 5 kilometer road was built.

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Important facts

Occupation

Politician

Positions held

Governor of Dutch Mauritius

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Dutch Governors of Mauritius

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Jacob van der Meersch was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacob van der Meersch

· Wikidata: Q6119603

· DBpedia: Jacob van der Meersch

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