Jan van Riebeeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan van Riebeeck

Dutch colonial governor

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1619

Place of Birth: Culemborg, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1677

Profession: politician, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator who arrived in Cape Town in what then became the Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company.