Johannes Camphuys (Haarlem

Haarlem

Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...

, July 18 1634 - Batavia (Jakarta)

Jakarta

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, July 18 1695) was the Governor-General

Governor-General

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 of the Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies

The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....

 from 1684 to 1691.

Japan

At this point in Japanese history, the sole VOC outpost (or "factory") was situated on Dejima

Dejima

was a small fan-shaped artificial island built in the bay of Nagasaki in 1634. This island, which was formed by digging a canal through a small peninsula, remained as the single place of direct trade and exchange between Japan and the outside world during the Edo period. Dejima was built to...

 island in the harbor of Nagasaki

Nagasaki

is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. Nagasaki was founded by the Portuguese in the second half of the 16th century on the site of a small fishing village, formerly part of Nishisonogi District...

 on the southern island of Kyushu. Camphuys was three times sent to Japan as Opperhoofd

Opperhoofd

Opperhoofd is a Dutch word which literally means 'supreme head'.The Danish equivalent Overhoved, which is derived from a Danish pronunciation of the Dutch word, is also treated here....

 or chief negotiant and officer of the VOC trading post.

• 22 October 1671–12 November 1672
• 29 October1673–19 October 1674
• 7 November 1675–27 October 1676

Legacy

The life of Camphuys is commemorated in the name of a street in the Lombok neighbourhood of Utrecht

Utrecht (city)

Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

; and he is also remembered in the name of a street in the Bezuidenhoutquarter of The Hague.