Dirk van Hogendorp | |
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,_Aide-de-camp_of_Napol%C3%A9on_Bonaparte,_by_French_school_of_the_19th_century.jpg) Dirk van Hogendorp, Comte de l'Empire | |
| Lieutenant-governor of East-Java, VOC | |
| In office 1794–1798 | |
| Minister of War, Kingdom of Holland | |
| In office 1806–1807 | |
| Military governor of Vilna | |
| In office 1812–1812 | |
| Military governor of Hamburg | |
| In office 1813–1814 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dirk van Hogendorp 13 October 1761 Heenvliet |
| Died | 29 October 1822 (aged 61) Rio de Janeiro |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Spouses | Margaretha Elisabeth Bartlo
(m. 1785)Augusta Eleonora Carolina, princess von Hohenlohe Langenburg
(m. 1803) |
| Children | Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp |
| Parents |
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| Residence | Novo Sion |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Union Officier Legion d'Honneur |
| Military service | |
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| Years of service | 1773 – 1786 1810 -1814 |
| Rank | général de division |
| Battles/wars | |
Dirk van Hogendorp (13 October 1761 – 29 October 1822) was a Dutch general, politician, colonial administrator and diplomat. In 1812 he was governor of Vilnius, in 1813 he was appointed as the governor of Hamburg. He was an early critic of the Dutch colonial system as implemented under the VOC. His ideas about reforms in the Dutch East Indies were to a large extent realized by the Commissioners-General of the Dutch East Indies, through the behind the scenes influence of his friend Herman Warner Muntinghe, first as adviser of Stamford Raffles, and later as adviser of the Commissioners-General.