Witsen, Cornelis

Cornelis Janszon Witsen ( Netherlands. Cornelis Jansz. Witsen ; September 8, 1605 - March 12, 1669 ) - Dutch politician , mayor of Amsterdam .

Cornelis Witsen
Cornelis witsen
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Amsterdam
Date of death	March 12, 1669 ( 1669-03-12 )
A place of death	Amsterdam
Citizenship	Netherlands
Occupation	,
Children	Nikolaas Witsen

Portrait of a work by van der Gelst , Cornelis Witsen - leftmost.

Cornelis Witsen had a law degree and was considered an educated person of his time. He was a member of the municipality, the head of the East India Company . As a member of the Admiralty , in 1656 he was sent with a diplomatic mission to England to negotiate with Oliver Cromwell regarding the laws on navigation, in particular the Navigation Act ^[1] .

Several times he was elected mayor of Amsterdam ; in the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam there is a commemorative medal in his honor: on one side is a bust of Cornelis, on the back is the coat of arms of the Wiesen family with the motto “Candide et Cordate” (from the Latin “Sincerely and Prudently”) ^[1] .