van Riebeeck

/ væn ˈriːbɪk /

noun

1. van RiebeeckJan16191677MDutchPOLITICS: colonial administrator Jan, full name Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck. 1619–77, Dutch colonial administrator. Founder of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope (1652)

Example Sentences

The first colonial claim to land also occurred in this general area by Dutch settler Jan van Riebeeck in the late 17th century.

From Seattle Times

In 1656 alone, Jan van Riebeeck, commander for the Dutch East India Company, observed two dead lions in Cape Town, South Africa, with porcupine injuries: One, shot after it ate a cow, had numerous quills in its skin; the other, found dead on a beach, had a porcupine quill sticking deep in its chest.

From Science Magazine

They also analyzed anecdotes such as van Riebeeck’s, which he recorded in his personal journal.

From Science Magazine

Dutch navigator Jan van Riebeeck's arrival in South Africa in 1652 started the country's colonisation process.

From BBC

The video borrows the conventions of Dutch portraiture to create what seems to be a living painting of de la Quellerie, wife of Jan Van Riebeeck, a prominent figure in the Dutch East India company and founder of Cape Town.

From Washington Post