Isaak Augustijn Rumpf
| Isaak Augustijn Rumpf | |
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| 18th Governor of Dutch Ceylon | |
| In office 5 December 1716 – 21 June 1723 |
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| Preceded by | Hendrik Bekker |
| Succeeded by | Arnold Moll acting governor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1673 The Hague |
| Died | June 11, 1723 Colombo |
Isaak Augustijn Rumpf (1673–1723) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon. He was appointed on 5 December 1716 and was Governor until 11 June 1723, when he died in office.[1]
Family life
Rumpf (sometimes spelled Rumph) was the son of the diplomat Christiaan Constantijn Rumpf (1633, The Hague - 1706, Stockholm) and Elisabeth Pierrat de Longueville (1646 - 1675). He obtained a Doctor of Laws degree at Leiden University and left for the Indies early in 1707. En route, on 26 June 1707 in Cape Town,[1] he married Gijsberta Joanna Blesius (born 1686, Cape Town). Isaak and Gijsberta had a daughter Susanna. Gijsberta remarried in 1726 as widow Rumpf with Mr. Everhard Kraayvanger of Macassar, Advocate Fiscaal of India.[2]
References
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| Preceded by | Governor of Dutch Ceylon 1716-1723 |
Succeeded by Arnold Moll as acting governor |
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