| Full Name |
Peter Stuyvesant |
| Date of Birth |
1612 |
| Place of Birth |
Peperga, Friesland, Dutch Republic |
| Date of Death |
24 February 1672 |
| Place of Death |
New York City, New York, English America |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
Dutch Republic, English America |
| Education |
University of Franeker (attended, but did not graduate) |
| Profession |
Governor-General of New Netherland, colonial administrator |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1635 - 1672 |
| Brief Information |
Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch governor of New Netherland. He is known for his autocratic rule and his efforts to defend the colony against English encroachment. Despite his initial resistance, he was forced to surrender New Netherland to the English in 1664, after which the colony was renamed New York. |