Cornelius Ludewich Bartels

Cornelius Ludewich Bartels
Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast
In office
8 May 1798 – 28 April 1804
Preceded byGerhardus Hubertus van Hamel
Succeeded byIsaac de Roever
Personal details
BornBrunswick, Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Holy Roman Empire[1]
Died18 April 1804[2]
Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast

Cornelius Ludewich Bartels (unknown – 18 April 1804) was a military and colonial officer of German origin employed by the Dutch West India Company. He rose through the ranks and eventually became Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1798.

  1. ^ Bartels, Francis (2003). The Persistence of Paradox: Memoirs of F. L. Bartels. Accra: Ghana Universities Press. p. 591.
  2. ^ "Bartels, Cornelius Ludewich". GoldCoastDataBase. 2011-06-04. Retrieved 19 April 2012.