Hendrik Godfried Duurkoop
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Hendrik Godfried Duurkoop (5 May 1736, Dornum
– 27 July 1778, at sea) was a Dutch merchant-trader and diplomat. During his career with the Dutch East Indies Company (the Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC), he worked in Africa and East Asia.
Duurkoop took up his duties as Opperhoofd
or chief negotiant and officer of the VOC trading post or "factory" at Dejima
island in the harbor of Nagasaki, Japan
in November 1776.
During a visit to Batavia
, he was infected with malaria; and he died on board the ship "Huis ter Spijk" en route back to Japan in 1778. His death meant that Arend Willem Feith could not be relieved of his duties as Opperhoofd at Dejima for yet another year when Isaac Titsingh
would eventually arrive in 1779.
Dornum
Dornum is a village and a municipality in the East Frisian district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx...
– 27 July 1778, at sea) was a Dutch merchant-trader and diplomat. During his career with the Dutch East Indies Company (the Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC), he worked in Africa and East Asia.
Duurkoop took up his duties as Opperhoofd
Opperhoofd
Opperhoofd is a Dutch word which literally means 'supreme head'.The Danish equivalent Overhoved, which is derived from a Danish pronunciation of the Dutch word, is also treated here....
or chief negotiant and officer of the VOC trading post or "factory" at Dejima
Dejima
was a small fan-shaped artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634. This island, which was formed by digging a canal through a small peninsula, remained as the single place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Edo period. Dejima was built to...
island in the harbor of Nagasaki, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in November 1776.
During a visit to Batavia
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, he was infected with malaria; and he died on board the ship "Huis ter Spijk" en route back to Japan in 1778. His death meant that Arend Willem Feith could not be relieved of his duties as Opperhoofd at Dejima for yet another year when Isaac Titsingh
Isaac Titsingh
Isaac Titsingh FRS was a Dutch surgeon, scholar, merchant-trader and ambassador.During a long career in East Asia, Titsingh was a senior official of the Dutch East India Company . He represented the European trading company in exclusive official contact with Tokugawa Japan...
would eventually arrive in 1779.