Pieter Merkus
| Pieter Merkus | |
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Portrait by Jan Willem Pieneman
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| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
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In office 1841–1844 |
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| Preceded by | Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp |
| Succeeded by | Joan Cornelis Reynst |
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18 March 1787 Naarden, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 2 August 1844 (aged 57) Surabaya, Dutch East Indies |
Pieter Merkus (18 March 1787 – 2 August 1844) was a Dutch colonial administrator and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1841 to 1844. He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.
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