Frederick Coyett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frederick Coyett

Swedish noble who served as a Dutch colonial administrator

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1687

Profession: explorer

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Frederick Coyett

  • Frederick Coyett (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Kuíyi; Pe?h-oe-ji: Kûi-it), born in Stockholm c.
  • 1615 or 1620, buried in Amsterdam on 17 October 1687, was a Swedish nobleman and the last colonial governor for the Dutch colony of Formosa.
  • He was the first Swede to travel to Japan and China and became the last governor of Dutch-occupied Taiwan (1656–1662).

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