Pieter Woortman | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
| In office 8 June 1767 – 11 April 1780 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Pieter Theodoor Huydecoper |
| Succeeded by | Jacobus van der Puije |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1700 Soest, Brandenburg-Prussia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 14 April 1780 (aged 80) Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast |
| Spouse(s) | Elisabeth Carrier Afodua |
Pieter Woortman (born 23 March 1700 – 14 April 1780)[1] was a Prussian born Dutch slave trader and colonial administrator of the Dutch West India Company. He was one of the longest-serving Director-General of the Dutch Gold Coast, in office between 1767 and 1769 (ad interim) and from 1769 until his death in 1780.[2]