Carel van Hien, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast
Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1833
Place of Birth: Boxmeer, North Brabant, Netherlands
Date of Death: 30-Jun-1864
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Carel van Hien
- Carel Hendrik David van Hien (20 September 1833 – 30 June 1864) was a Dutch colonial administrator, who made a career in the administration on the Dutch Gold Coast and who became interim governor during the European leave of governor Henri Alexander Elias on 12 March 1864.
- Van Hien only shortly served as interim governor, as he fell ill in June 1864 and left on sick leave to Europe on 14 June 1864.
- Van Hien did not survive his repatriation and died on board the steamship MacGregor Laird off Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
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