Johan Bax van Herenthals, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johan Bax van Herenthals

Dutch colonial governor

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1637

Place of Birth: 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Netherlands

Date of Death: 29-Jun-1678

Profession: politician

Nationality: Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Johan Bax van Herenthals

  • Johan Bax van Herenthals (14 March 1637 – 29 June 1678), also written as Joan Bax, and van Herentals, was born in 's-Hertogenbosch and was the governor of the Dutch Cape Colony from 1676 succeeding the acting interim governor Ijsbrand Godske.
  • Agriculture developed during his term and he is recognized as contributing to the development of Botany and Ethnobiology.
  • He declared two wars with the Khoikhoi.
  • He died in Cape Town.

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