Rijckloff van Goens

Dutch colonial governor (1619-1682)
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Rijckloff van Goens
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Summary

Rijckloff van Goens was born on June 24, 1619[1], in Rees[2]. He died on November 14, 1682[3], in Amsterdam[4]. He worked as a colonial administrator[5], politician[6], governor[7], and diplomat[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Child: Ryklof van Goens de jonge[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Dutch Republic[11]
  • Field of work: politics[12], colonialism[13]
  • Position held: Governor of Dutch Ceylon[14], Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Commons category: Rijcklof van Goens[17]
  • Depicted by: Portrait of Rycklof van Goens (1619-82). Gouverneur-generaal (1678-81)[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[19]
  • Name in native language: Rijckloff van Goens[20]
  • Different from: Ryklof W. van Goens[21]
  • P14608: 140124012[22]

Why It Matters

Rijckloff van Goens has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Rijckloff van Goens born?

Rijckloff van Goens's place of birth was Rees[2].

Where did Rijckloff van Goens die?

Rijckloff van Goens passed away in Amsterdam[4].

What did Rijckloff van Goens do for work?

Rijckloff van Goens worked as a colonial administrator[5], politician[6], governor[7], and diplomat[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . worldstatesmen.org. worldstatesmen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . worldstatesmen.org. worldstatesmen.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'id', 'jv', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'ta', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Place of birth: Rees"
  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 140124012
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 140124012, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → colonial administrator, politician, governor +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31721|batch #31721]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (17)"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01380058
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Cerl thesaurus id: cnp01205293, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  5. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Rees
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01380058
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30845|batch #30845]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (3)"
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