Majoor Tan Eng Goan | |||||||||||||||
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Kapitein der Chinezen of Batavia | |||||||||||||||
In office 1829–1837 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Kapitein Ko Tiang Tjong | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Elevation to Majoor der Chinezen | ||||||||||||||
Constituency | Batavia | ||||||||||||||
Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia | |||||||||||||||
In office 1837–1865 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | New creation | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat | ||||||||||||||
Constituency | Batavia | ||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||
Born | c. 1802 Batavia, Dutch East Indies | ||||||||||||||
Died | 17 September 1872 Patoakan, Batavia, Dutch East Indies | ||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lie Pien Nio | ||||||||||||||
Relations | Lim Soe Keng Sia (son-in-law) Kapitein Tan Jap Long (uncle) Tan Liok Tiauw (great-grandson) | ||||||||||||||
Children | Kapitein Tan Soe Tjong (son) Tan Bit Nio (daughter) | ||||||||||||||
Parent | Kapitein Tan Peeng Ko (father) | ||||||||||||||
Occupation | Majoor der Chinezen, bureaucrat | ||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Chinese | 陳永元 | ||||||||||||||
Hokkien POJ | Tân Éng Goân | ||||||||||||||
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Tan Eng Goan, 1st Majoor der Chinezen (Chinese: 陳永元; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Éng Goân; 1802 – 17 September 1872) was a high-ranking bureaucrat who served as the first Majoor der Chinezen of Batavia (now Jakarta), capital of colonial Indonesia.[1][2][3] This was the highest-ranking Chinese position in the civil administration of the Dutch East Indies.[2]