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DIEMEN, ANTHONY VAN (15931645)

This article appears in Volume V08, Page 209 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: DEM-DIO
DIEMEN, ANTHONY VAN (15931645) , Dutch
admiral
  and
governor
 -general of the
East
  Indian settlements, was born at Kuilenburg in 1593. He was educated in commerce, and on entering the service of the
East
  India Company speedily attained high rank. In 1631 he led a Dutch
fleet
  from the Indies to Holland, and in 1636 he was raised to the
governor
 -generalship. He came into conflict with the Portuguese, and took their possessions in
Ceylon
  and Malacca from them. He greatly extended the commercial relationships of the Dutch, opening up
trade
  with Tong-king, China and Japan. As an
administrator
  also he showed ability, and the
foundation
  of a Latin school and several churches in Batavia is to be ascribed to him. Exploring expeditions were sent to Australia under his auspices in 1636 and 1642, and Abel
Tasman
  named after him (Van Diemen's Land) the
island
  now called Tasmania. Van Diemen died at Batavia on the 19th of April 1645.


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