Bernard Fokke Dutch Sailor
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| First Name |
Bernard
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| Last Name |
Fokke
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1599
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| Nationality |
Dutch
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| Occupation |
Sailor
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Bernard or Barend Fokke, sometimes known as Barend Fockesz, was a 17th-century Frisian-born captain for the Dutch East India Company. He was renowned for the uncanny speed of his trips from the Dutch Republic to Java. For example, in 1678 he traveled the distance in 3 months and 4 (or 10) days, delivering governor Rijckloff van Goens a stack of letters from which the traveling time could be confirmed. In later times a statue was erected of him on the small island Kuipertje, near the harbor of Batavia. The statue was destroyed by the English in 1808.
