Jacques Specx
Former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Jacques Specx was a Dutch merchant, who founded the trade on Japan and Korea in 1609. Jacques Specx received the support of William Adams to obtain extensive trading rights from Tokugawa Ieyasu, the shōgun emeritus, on 24 August 1609, which... Wikipedia
Born: 1585, Dordrecht, Netherlands
Died: July 22, 1652 (age 67 years), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Children: Saartje Specx
Previous office: Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1629–1632)
Nationality: Dutch