Gerard Reinst (?, Amsterdam - 1615 , Batavia ) - the second governor general of the Dutch East Indies .
| Gerard Reynst | |||||||
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| niderl. Gerard reynst | |||||||
 Portrait of Gerard Reinst. Unknown author (Northern Netherlands). Amsterdam , State Museum | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Peter Bot | ||||||
| Successor | Laurence Real | ||||||
| Birth | Amsterdam , Republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands | ||||||
| Death | December 17, 1615 Batavia , Dutch East Indies | ||||||
| Children | and | ||||||
Biography
There is no information about the early years of Reinst's life. In 1599, he became a merchant and shipowner, became one of the founders of the Brabant company ; in 1602, it merged with other companies into the Dutch East India Company.
In 1613 , by decision of the management of the company (the so-called " Seventeen Masters " - Dutch. Heeren XVII ), he was appointed governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. Reinst's voyage to the duty station on 9 ships lasted 18 months; while sailing in the Red Sea, he managed to establish trade relations with the Arabs. A year after arriving in Batavia, Reinst died of dysentery.