Abraham Crijnssen | |
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Governor of Suriname | |
In office 1668[1] – 1 February 1669[2] | |
Preceded by | Samuel Barry |
Succeeded by | Philip Lichtenberg |
Personal details | |
Born | Vlissingen, Dutch Republic |
Died | 1 February 1669[2] Paramaribo, Surinam |
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Abraham Crijnssen (died 1 February 1669) was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing the English colony in Suriname in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, resulting in the establishment of a long-term colony under Dutch control. The minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen and the frigate HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen have been named after him.