Johannes Oosthout (circa 1792 – 29 August 1821) was a colonial administrator on the Gold Coast, who served as acting commander of the Dutch Gold Coast between 2 January 1820 and his death on 29 August 1821.
Johannes Oosthout | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
ad interim | |
| In office 2 January 1820 – 29 August 1821 | |
| Monarch | William I of the Netherlands |
| Preceded by | Frans Christiaan Eberhard Oldenburg |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Last |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1792 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | (aged 29) St. George d'Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast |
Biography
editOosthout was born in The Hague to Petrus Balthazar Oosthout and Sophia Lange. He made a career in the colonial administration of the Dutch Gold Coast, and was mentioned as resident in the government instruction of 1 November 1819.[1] After commander Frans Christiaan Eberhard Oldenburg died on 2 January 1820, Oosthout succeeded him as acting commander.[2][3][4] Oosthout died in office, on 29 August 1821, of pleuritis.[5][6][7]
Oosthout was buried on 30 August 1821 in the central tomb of the Dutch Cemetery of Elmina.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ Baud 1930, p. 24.
- ^ Baud 1930, p. 40.
- ^ Yarak 1990, p. 142.
- ^ Baesjou 1979, pp. 17, 27.
- ^ "Nederlandse Bezittingen op de Kust van Guinea, nummer toegang 1.05.14, inventarisnummer 351" [Dutch possessions on the coast of Guinea, access number 1.05.14, inventory number 351]. nationaalarchief.nl (in Dutch). Nationaal Archief [National Archive]. 29 August 1821. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
29 Augustus 1821. Op dezen dag des morgens omstreeks tien uren overleed denzelven, aan de gevolgen eener verouderd kwaal en daaruit ontstane pleuris in den ouderdom van niet meerder dan circa 30 Jaren. [29 August 1821. He died at about 10 o'clock on this day, from an outdated(?) disease and its resulting pleuritis at the age of at most around 30 years.]
- ^ Lange, S. (20 December 1821). "Heden trof mij een der gevoeligste slagen mijns levens..." [Today I was hit by one of the most sensitive blows(?) of my life...]. Opregte Haarlemsche Courant (in Dutch). Haarlem. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Oosthout, P. (11 May 1822). "Op den 29sten Augustus j.l. overleed mijne zeer geliefde broeder..." [On the 29th of August last year my dear beloved brother passed away...]. Bataviasche Courant (in Dutch). Batavia. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Bezittingen op de Kust van Guinea, nummer toegang 1.05.14, inventarisnummer 351" [Dutch possessions on the coast of Guinea, access number 1.05.14, inventory number 351]. nationaalarchief.nl (in Dutch). Nationaal Archief [National Archive]. 30 August 1821. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
30 Augustus 1821. Heden des namiddags om vier uren, wierd de treurige laatste plicht aan den afgestorvene volbragt. Met de gebruikelijke plechtigheden wierd het lijk naar deszelfs rustplaats gedragen, gevolgd van alle Ambtenaren, Vrijburgers, etc., alsmede van de Neger regering. Toen het lijk in de Tombe wierd bijgezet, wierden te gelijker tijd 13 Schoten van het Hoofdkasteel gedaan, waarmede deze aandoenlijke plechtigheid ten einde liep. [30 August 1821. At four o'clock this afternoon, the sorrowful last duty was completed for the dead man. With the usual ceremonies the corpse was carried to its resting place, followed by all the Officials, Free Citizens, etc., as well as members of the Black government. When the corpse was placed in the tomb, 13 shots were fired simultaneously from the Main Castle, bringing this tragic ceremony to a close.]
References
edit- Baesjou, René (1979). An Asante Embassy on the Gold Coast. The Mission of Akyempon Yaw to Elmina 1869–1872. Leiden/Cambridge: Afrikastudiecentrum/African Studies Centre. ISBN 90-70110-25-3.
- Baud, J.C. (1930). "Instructies en Bestuursreglementen nopens het beleid der regeering ter Kuste van Guinee" [Instructions and administrative regulations for(?) government policy off the coast of Guinea]. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië (in Dutch). 86 (1): 1–41. doi:10.1163/22134379-90001465.
- Yarak, Larry W. (1990). Asante and the Dutch 1744-1873. Oxford: Clarendon Press.