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Gerrit de Heere
Gerrit de Heere
14th Governor of Dutch Ceylon
	In office; 22 February 1697 – 26 November 1702
Preceded by	Thomas van Rhee
Succeeded by	Cornelis Jan Simonsz
Chief Trader at Dejima
	In office; 19 October 1693 – 7 November 1694
Preceded by	Hendrick van Buijtenhem
Succeeded by	Hendrik Dijkman
Personal details
Born	Gerrit Jansz de Heere; 1 March 1657; Amsterdam, Dutch Republic
Died	26 November 1702 (aged 45); Colombo, Dutch Ceylon
Spouse	Johanna van Riebeeck (m. 1695)

Gerrit Jansz de Heere (1 March 1657 – 26 November 1702) was a Governor of Dutch Ceylon during its Dutch period.

Biography

De Heere was the son of Johan Gerritsz de Heere and Marritje Gerrits. From 1693 until 1694, he served as Chief Trader at Dejima, after which he became a senior merchant in Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies. In 1695, he married Johanna Maria van Riebeeck, who was 22 years his junior and a daughter of Abraham van Riebeeck as well as a granddaughter to Jan van Riebeeck, founder of Cape Town.^[1]

De Heere was appointed Governor of Dutch Ceylon on 22 February 1697, which he remained until his death on 26 November 1702, and was succeeded by Cornelis Jan Simonsz.^[2]

Footnotes

^ Peters, M. (2014). "Riebeeck, Johanna Maria van (1679–1759)". Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon (in Dutch). Huygens ING. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
^ Cahoon, B. "Dutch Governors". Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 1 March 2013.

Business positions
Preceded by Hendrick van Buijtenhem	Chief Trader at Dejima 1693–1694	Succeeded by Hendrik Dijkman
Colonial offices
Preceded by Thomas van Rhee	14th Governor of Dutch Ceylon 1697–1702	Succeeded by Cornelis Jan Simonsz