Minuit,Peter
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Minuit, Peter — born с 1589, Wesel, Kleve died June 1638, Caribbean Sea Dutch colonial governor of New Netherland. In 1626 the Dutch West India Co. named him director general of the colony on Manhattan Island. According to legend, to legitimize Dutch occupation… … Universalium
Minuit, Peter — ( 1589, Wesel, Kleve–jun. 1638, mar Caribe). Gobernador colonial holandés de Nueva Holanda. En 1626 la Compañía Holandesa de las Indias Occidentales lo nombró director general de la colonia de la isla de Manhattan. Según la leyenda, para… … Enciclopedia Universal
Minuit — Peter Minuit, dritter Gouverneur von Nieuw Nederland Peter Minuit (irrtümliche Schreibweise: Minnewitt), (* zwischen 1585 und 1594 in Wesel, Herzogtum Kleve; † im August 1638 vor St. Christopher, Westindische Inseln) war ein niederländischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peter Minnewitt — Peter Minuit, dritter Gouverneur von Nieuw Nederland Peter Minuit (irrtümliche Schreibweise: Minnewitt), (* zwischen 1585 und 1594 in Wesel, Herzogtum Kleve; † im August 1638 vor St. Christopher, Westindische Inseln) war ein niederländischer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Peter Minuit — Infobox Officeholder name = Peter Minuit imagesize = caption = order = 3rd office = Director General of New Netherland term start = 1626 term end = 1632 predecessor = Willem Verhulst successor = Sebastiaen Jansen Krol birth date = birth place =… … Wikipedia
peter — peter1 /pee teuhr/, v.i. peter out 1. to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower. 2. to tire; exhaust (usually used as a past participle): I m petered out after that walk. [1805… … Universalium
Peter — /pee teuhr/, n. 1. Also called Simon Peter. died A.D. 67?, one of the 12 apostles and the reputed author of two of the Epistles. 2. either of these two Epistles in the New Testament, I Peter or II Peter. 3. a word formerly used in communications… … Universalium
Peter — (as used in expressions) Altgeld, John Peter Behrens, Peter Lawrence Peter Berra Brook, Sir Peter (Stephen Paul) Carey, Peter (Philip) Cooper, Peter Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell Debye, Peter Doherty, Peter Charles Dunne, Finley Pe … Enciclopedia Universal
Peter Minnewit — noun Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580 1638) • Syn: ↑Minuit, ↑Peter Minuit, ↑Minnewit • Instance Hypernyms: ↑settler, ↑colonist … Useful english dictionary
Peter Minuit — (irrtümliche Schreibweise: Minnewitt), (* zwischen 1585 und 1594 in Wesel, Herzogtum Kleve; † im August 1638 vor St. Christopher, Westindische Inseln) war ein niederländischer Seefahrer und vermeintlicher Begründer von Nieuw Amsterdam (New York) … Deutsch Wikipedia
