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Noun Named Entity
Categories: 1580s births, 1638 deaths, Dutch emigrants to New Netherland, Politicians' deaths due to natural disasters, Dutch people of Walloon descent
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Minuit  Peter Minuit  Minnewit  Peter Minnewit  Minuit, Peter
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Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) WordNet 3.0
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Dutch colonist who bought Manhattan from the Native Americans for the equivalent of $24 (1580-1638) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Peter Minuit was a Walloon merchant from Tournai, in present-day Belgium. Wikipedia
Dutch settler known for purchasing Manhattan in 1626 Wikipedia Disambiguation
Third director-general of New Netherland, founder of the Swedish colony of New Sweden in 1638 Wikidata
IS A
settler
homo
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
Southern Netherlands
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
GIVEN NAME
Peter
MILITARY RANK
admiral
OCCUPATION
serviceman
politician
PLACE OF BIRTH
Wesel
PLACE OF DEATH
Saint Christopher
SEX OR GENDER
male
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Minuit, Peter Minuit, Minnewit, Peter Minnewit
Wikipedia
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Peter Minuit
Wikidata
EN
Peter Minuit
Wikipedia Redirections
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Minuit, Peter, Peter minuet, Pieter Minnewit, Pieter Minuit, purchase of Manhattan
Wikidata Alias
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Peter Minnewitt

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