Pieter Merkus
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Preceded byCarel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp
Succeeded byJoan Cornelis Reynst
Born18 March 1787
Died2 August 1844 (aged 57)
Pieter Merkus | |
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._Gouverneur-generaal_(1841-44)_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-3801.jpeg) Portrait by Jan Willem Pieneman | |
| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 1841–1844 | |
| Preceded by | Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp |
| Succeeded by | Joan Cornelis Reynst |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1787 |
| Died | 2 August 1844 (aged 57) |
Pieter Merkus (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1841 to 1844.[1] He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.[2]
