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About Frederick Coyett
Frederick Coyett, born in Stockholm c. 1615 or 1620, buried in Amsterdam on 17 October 1687, was a Swedish nobleman and the last colonial governor for the Dutch colony of Formosa. He was the first Swede to travel to Japan and China and became the last governor of Formosa (1656–1662).
Everything about Frederick Coyett →- Occupation
- explorer
- Position held
- Governor of Formosa, Dutch Opperhoofd in Japan, Dutch Opperhoofd in Japan
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Born
- 1615, 1620
- Died
- October 17, 1687