# Willem Kieft

> Director of New Netherland (1597–1647)

**Wikidata**: [Q144430](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q144430)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Kieft)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/willem-kieft


## References

1. [1963 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey](https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4046204?urlappend=%3Bseq=32%3Bownerid=9007199271937983-34)
2. Kieft, Willem (1597-1647), director of New Netherland
3. The Encyclopedia of New York State
4. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013