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ANTHONY VAN DIEMEN (1593–1645)

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Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 209 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ANTHONY
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VAN DIEMEN (1593–1645)
  , Dutch
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admiral and governor-general of the East
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Indian settlements, was born at Kuilenburg in 1593 . He was educated in commerce, and on entering the service of the East India
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Company speedily attained high rank . In 1631 he led a Dutch
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fleet from the Indies to Holland, and in 1636 he was raised to the governor-generalship . He came into conflict with the Portuguese, and took their possessions in
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Ceylon and Malacca from them . He greatly extended the commercial relationships of the Dutch, opening up trade with Tong-king,
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China and
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Japan . As an
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administrator also he showed ability, and the foundation of a Latin school and several churches in
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Batavia is to be ascribed to him . Exploring expeditions were sent to
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Australia under his auspices in 1636 and 1642, and Abel Tasman named after him (
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Van Diemen's
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Land) the island now called
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Tasmania . Van Diemen died at Batavia on the 19th of
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April 1645 .

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