Pieter Merkus | |
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
In office 1841–1844 | |
Preceded by | Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp |
Succeeded by | Joan Cornelis Reynst |
Personal details | |
Born | Naarden, Dutch Republic | 18 March 1787
Died | 2 August 1844 Surabaya, Dutch East Indies | (aged 57)
Pieter Merkus (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1841 to 1844.[1] He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.[2]