Pieter Gysbert Noodt

Pieter Gysbert Noodt
5th Governor of the Dutch Cape Colony
In office 25 February 1727 – 23 April 1729
Preceded by	Jan de la Fontaine (acting)
Succeeded by	Jan de la Fontaine
Personal details
Born	4 April 1681 Nijmegen, Netherlands
Died	23 April 1729(1729-04-23) (aged 48) Cape Town
Spouse	Johanna Drabbe

Pieter Gysbert Noodt was governor of the Cape of Good Hope from 1727 to 1729.[1] He was first employed by the United East India Company as director of fortifications in India, and visited the Cape of Good Hope for the first time in 1718, where he remained for nearly a year.[2] He was a combative character, but it was not until his return to the Cape in 1727 as governor that it became clear exactly how unfit he was for office. He has explored some forests in the interior, but his name is mainly associated with the barbaric treatment of a number of soldiers, driven to obscurity by his actions.

His unexpected death, while still sitting in his chair, was then seen as divine intervention.[3]

Noodt was buried in the Groote Kerk, Cape Town in April 1729.[3]

References

1. Dick, Archie L. (17 June 2013). The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-9508-5.
2. Grütter, Wilhelm (1981). The Story of South Africa. Human & Rousseau.
3. Dick, Archie L. (17 June 2013). The Hidden History of South Africa's Book and Reading Cultures. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-9508-5.