George Pieter Willem Boers | |
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Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast | |
In office 1867–1869 |
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Preceded by | Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga |
Succeeded by | Cornelis Johannes Marius Nagtglas |
Personal details | |
Born |
Hazerswoude, Netherlands |
February 3, 1811
Died | August 30, 1884 Salatiga, Java, Dutch East Indies |
(aged 73)
Spouse(s) | Johanna Sophia Catharina van Reede van Oudtshoorn |
Georg Pieter Willem Boers (3 February 1811 – 30 August 1884) was a Dutch colonial official, who served as Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast between 1867 and 1869.
Before making a career in the Dutch colonial administration, Boers was a colonel in the Royal Dutch East Indies Army.
He married Johanna Sophia Catharina van Reede van Oudtshoorn on 27 March 1850 in Semarang in the Dutch East Indies. They had two sons and two daughters.