Hendrik Temminck

Hendrik Temminck, sometimes also Temming[1] (c. 1680 – 17 September 1727) was from 1 March 1722 to 17 September 1727, governor of the Dutch plantation colony of Surinam.[2]

Hendrik Temminck
Governor of Suriname
In office
1 March 1722 – 17 September 1727
Preceded byFrançois Anthony de Rayneval
Succeeded byFrançois Anthony de Rayneval
Personal details
Bornc. 1680
Arnhem, Dutch Republic
Died17 September 1727
Paramaribo, Colony of Suriname
Spouse(s)Charlotta Elisabeth van der Lith
Machteld van Wouw

Temminck was born in Arnhem around 1680. He studied law. After his promotion, he went to Suriname.[2] In 1716, he was appointed sergeant major of an infantry division.[1] On 1 March 1722, Temminck was appointed Governor of Suriname.[2] The same year, he established a sugar plantation at Berg en Dal.[3] He died on 17 September 1727 in Paramaribo.[1]

Temminck married twice; first with Machteld van Wouw, and in 1725 with Charlotta Elisabeth van der Lith. He became Swedish artist Fredrika Eleonora von Düben's maternal grandfather through his and van Wouw's daughter Catharina Eleonora Temminck.[4]

References
  1. R. Bijlsma (1919). "Militairen als gouverneur van Suriname in de eerste helft der achttiende eeuw" (PDF). New West Indian Guide (in Dutch). Leiden: Brill. p. 265. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  2. "Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek (NNBW)". resources.huygens.knaw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. Armand Snijders (2 January 2007). "Verliefd op Berg en Dal". Parbode (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  4. "Von Düben nr 139 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 February 2022.


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