Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Knight Michiel Reiniersz Pauw (29 March 1590, Amsterdam - 20 March 1640, Amsterdam) was a burgermeester of Amsterdam and a director of the Dutch West India Company (WIC).He was born in Amsterdam in a rich merchant family - his father, Reinier Pauw (1564–1636) wasn't only a merchant, but also a Mayor of Amsterdam - and studied law in Leiden.His brother Adriaan Pauw (1581 - February 21, 1653 [1]) was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1631 to 1636 and from 1651 to 1653, and signatory of the Peace of Münster (1648) for which he was instrumental as ambassador for Holland.The WIC was founded in 1621 to exploit trade in the Western Hemisphere, and by 1625 had established a colony at Fort Amsterdam (Lower Manhattan) and Fort Orange. . }
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- Michael_Reyniersz_Pauw comment "Knight Michiel Reiniersz Pauw (29 March 1590, Amsterdam - 20 March 1640, Amsterdam) was a burgermeester of Amsterdam and a director of the Dutch West India Company (WIC).He was born in Amsterdam in a rich merchant family - his father, Reinier Pauw (1564–1636) wasn't only a merchant, but also a Mayor of Amsterdam - and studied law in Leiden.His brother Adriaan Pauw (1581 - February 21, 1653 [1]) was Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1631 to 1636 and from 1651 to 1653, and signatory of the Peace of Münster (1648) for which he was instrumental as ambassador for Holland.The WIC was founded in 1621 to exploit trade in the Western Hemisphere, and by 1625 had established a colony at Fort Amsterdam (Lower Manhattan) and Fort Orange. ".