Jacques l'Hermite
| Jacques l'Hermite | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jacques de Clerk c. 1582 Antwerp, Dutch Republic |
| Died | June 2, 1624 Callao, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Cause of death | Dysentery, Scurvy |
| Resting place | San Lorenzo Island |
| Residence | Rotterdam, Amsterdam |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other names | Jacques l'Heremite |
| Occupation | Merchant, Admiral, Explorer |
| Spouse(s) | Theodora van Wely |
Jacques l'Hermite (c. 1582 – June 2, 1624), sometimes also known as Jacques le Clerq, was a Dutch merchant, explorer and admiral known for his journey around the globe with the Nassau Fleet (1623–1626) and for his blockade and raid on Callao in 1624 during that same voyage in which he also died. He served the Dutch East India Company as chief merchant in Bantam and Ambon Island in the Dutch East Indies. The Chilean Hermite Islands near Cape Horn which his fleet charted in February 1624 are named after him.
L'Hermite was born in Antwerp, Dutch Republic (present-day Belgium) around the year 1582. After the fall of Antwerp in 1585 in a battle with the Spanish Empire, the family moved north to Amsterdam and later settled in Rotterdam. He left the Republic in 1606 and spent the next six years working in the Dutch East Indies.
In 1606 l'Hermite set sail to the Dutch East Indies as a secretary on the fleet commanded by Admiral Cornelis Matelief Jr. where in 1607 he was appointed chief merchant on the Black Lion (Dutch: Swarte Leeuw). From 1607–1611 l'Hermite was chief merchant (Dutch: opperkoopman) for the Dutch East India Company in Bantam, Dutch East Indies. After six years working abroad he returned to Amsterdam in the Dutch Republic. There he married Theodora van Wely in March 1613.
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