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Jacobus Capitein

Dutch missionary
Person Human Q2465197
Jacobus Capitein
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
June 22, 1717, 1717[7]
Date of death
February 1, 1747
Place of birth
Dutch Gold Coast
Place of death
Elmina
Occupation
missionary, theologian
Position held
pastor[8]
Educated at
Leiden University, Gymnasium Haganum[9][10]
Religion or worldview
Dutch Reformed Church[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Latin, Dutch, Hebrew, Fante[16][17][18][19]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography, Who's Who in African Literature[14][15]
Given name
Jacobus[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject African diaspora[21]
Social classification
slave[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Capitein, Jacobus Elisa Joannes en Jacobus Capitein en Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein es Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein fa یاکوبوس کاپتین fr Capitein, Jacobus Elisa Joannes fr Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000083886302
VIAF cluster ID
64053653
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88628390
GND ID
119175304
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12200101d
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
04649550, 12599728
BlackPast.org ID
global-african-history/capitein-jacobus-elisa-johannes-1717-1747
British Museum person or institution ID
184999
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01330227
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10701358
DDB person (GND) ID
119175304
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119175304
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Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
119175304
FAST ID
227611
FactGrid item ID
Navas del Madroño
Freebase ID
/m/04gpm_s
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m04gpm_s
IdRef ID
076509192
IxTheo authority ID
079971814
J9U entity ID
987007422867305171
National Library of Latvia ID
000225340
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812170017305606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069973997
Open Library ID
OL455941A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095547792
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
6736
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqKbHvhwfpTbjfHWwDyVC
Yale LUX ID
person/007cf9b0-b614-4ac1-bd36-f4db7be9cd23

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
Latin, Hebrew, Dutch, Fante
Educated at 2
Leiden University, Gymnasium Haganum
FactGrid item ID 1
Navas del Madroño
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
missionary
Place of birth 1
Dutch Gold Coast
Place of death 1
Elmina
Position held 1
pastor
Religion or worldview 1
Dutch Reformed Church
Sex or gender 1
male
Social classification 1
slave
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Summary

Jacobus Capitein was born on June 22, 1717[1], in Dutch Gold Coast[2]. He died on February 1, 1747[3], in Elmina[4]. He worked as a missionary[5] and theologian[6].

FAQs

Where was Jacobus Capitein born?

Jacobus Capitein was born in Dutch Gold Coast[2].

Where did Jacobus Capitein die?

Jacobus Capitein died in Elmina[4].

What did Jacobus Capitein do for work?

Jacobus Capitein worked as a missionary[5] and theologian[6].

Where did Jacobus Capitein go to school?

Jacobus Capitein was educated at Leiden University[9] and Gymnasium Haganum[10].

Related Entities

Leiden University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . europeana.eu. europeana.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 119175304
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 119175304, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → missionary, theologian
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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