Jacobus Capitein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jacobus Capitein

Dutch missionary

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1717

Place of Birth: Ghana

Date of Death: 01-Feb-1747

Profession: missionary

Nationality: Netherlands, Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein (born ca.
1717; died 1747) was a Dutch Christian minister of Ghanaian birth who was one of the first known sub-Saharan Africans to study at a European university and one of the first Africans to be ordained as a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church.
He is credited with spreading the use of the written word in his native Ghana.Though a former slave, Capitein wrote a dissertation defending the right of Christians to keep slaves.



Alternative names	Pieter Tanje; Pierre Tanje
Description	Dutch engraver, etcher, draughtsman and copyist
Date of birth/death	15 February 1706	29 June 1761
Location of birth/death	Bolsward	Amsterdam
Work location	Amsterdam
Authority control	: Q3813112 VIAF: 32432913 ISNI: 0000 0000 6636 4676 ULAN: 500019815 LCCN: no2008182959 DBNL: tanj001 WorldCat