Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck | |
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| Born | Adriaan Geerts 4 September 1605 |
| Died | 24 November 1661 (aged 56) Wildervank, Groningen, Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | businessman, coloniser |
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Adriaan Geerts Wildervanck (4 September 1605 – 24 November 1661) was a Dutch businessman and coloniser. In 1643, he lost most of his money when De Oevelgunne stranded on the Boschplaat with expensive lace. In 1647, he founded the Muntendammer Company to exploit a peat colony. As part of the colony, the villages of Wildervank (1647) and Veendam (1648) were established.