Pieter Nuyts
Former Governor of Formosa
Pieter Nuyts or Nuijts was a Dutch explorer, diplomat and politician.
He was part of a landmark expedition of the Dutch East India Company in 1626–27 which mapped the southern coast of Australia. He became the Dutch ambassador to Japan in 1627,... Wikipedia
Born: 1598, Middelburg, Netherlands
Died: December 11, 1655 (age 57 years), Dutch Republic
Previous office: Governor of Formosa (1627–1629)
Children: Pieter Nuyts
Education: Universiteit Leiden
Spouse: Agnes Granier (m. 1649), Anna van Driel (m. 1640), and Cornelia Jacot (m. 1620)