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Frederick Coyett

Swedish noble who served as a Dutch colonial administrator
Person human Q704384
Frederick Coyett
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1615, 1620[7]
Date of death
October 17, 1687
Place of birth
Stockholm
Place of death
Netherlands, Amsterdam[6]
Country of citizenship
Sweden[10]
Occupation
explorer
Employer
Dutch East India Company[13]
Position held
Governor of Formosa, Dutch Opperhoofd in Japan, Dutch Opperhoofd in Japan[11][12]
Father
Julius Coijet den yngre[8]
Child
Balthasar Coyett[9]
Sibling
Peter Julius Coyet[20]
Work location
Taiwan Island, Dejima, Dejima[17][18]
Family name
Coyet[15]
Given name
Frederick[16]
Name in native language
Frederick Coyett[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Coijet en Cojet en Coyet en Frederick Coyett en Frederik Coyett en Frederik Coyet en Cajet en Coignet cs Frederic Coyett cs Frederik Coyett cs Fredric Coijet cs Fredrik Coyet de Frederick Coijet de Coyett fa فردریک کویت fr Fredrik Coyett he פרדריק קוייט ja フレデリック・コイエット pt Frederik coyett ru Койэтт, Фредерик
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000019745919
VIAF cluster ID
65193691
GND ID
133353052
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
96131086
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02311544
DDB person (GND) ID
133353052
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210314693958
Freebase ID
/m/09fnn3
KulturNav-ID
3b320b42-72cb-43e2-bba1-328b1ec7389f
NDL Authority ID
00550481
NL CR AUT ID
jo20231196888
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
085369756
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Open Library ID
OL4279685A, OL6500544A
Prabook ID
2448801
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
24655
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
262887
WikiTree person ID
Coyett-2

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🔗 Connections
Place of death 2
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Given name 1
Frederick
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
explorer
Place of birth 1
Stockholm
Position held 1
Governor of Formosa
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Taiwan Island
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Summary

Frederick Coyett was born in 1615[1] in Stockholm[2]. He died on October 17, 1687[3], in Netherlands[4]. He worked as an explorer[5].

FAQs

Where was Frederick Coyett born?

Frederick Coyett was born in Stockholm[2].

Where did Frederick Coyett die?

Frederick Coyett died in Netherlands[4].

Who were Frederick Coyett's parents?

Frederick Coyett's father was Julius Coijet den yngre[8].

What did Frederick Coyett do for work?

Frederick Coyett worked as an explorer[5].

Related Entities

Netherlands Stockholm Sweden

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02311544
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02311544
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  4. 25w ago · Hannolans · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Dutch East India Company
    Position held → Governor of Formosa, Dutch Opperhoofd in Japan, Dutch Opperhoofd in Japan
    Work location → Taiwan Island, Dejima, Dejima
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer
    Child → Balthasar Coyett
    Country of citizenship → Sweden
    Instance of → human
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30090|batch #30090]]: import data from GND - part 29 (cf. https://w.wiki/Me9X)"
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