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Abraham van Riebeeck ((:ˈaːbraːˌɦɑm 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.〔 (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.〔〔(Primary sources ), ''Women in World History''; retrieved 17 January 2015.〕〔 H.M. Morien & H.K. Nagtegaal, (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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abraham van Riebeeck」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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