Pieter Merkus

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.^[1] He also served as governor of the Molucca Islands.^[2]

Pieter Merkus
Portrait by Jan Willem Pieneman
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office 1841–1844
Preceded by	Carel Sirardus Willem van Hogendorp
Succeeded by	Joan Cornelis Reynst
Personal details
Born	(1787-03-18)18 March 1787 Naarden, Dutch Republic
Died	2 August 1844(1844-08-02) (aged 57) Surabaya, Dutch East Indies