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Johan de Witt was a Dutch statesman and mathematician who was a major political figure during the First Stadtholderless Period, when flourishing global trade in a period of rapid European colonial expansion made the Dutch a leading trading and seafaring power in Europe, commonly referred to as the Dutch Golden Age. De Witt was elected Grand Pensionary of Holland, and together with his uncle Cornel…
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Born 24 September 1625 · Died 20 August 1672 · Q318362
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Public attention spiked: 4,153 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.9× the usual 842, with 0 article edits.
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Died 1672-08-20.
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Career landmark: Keeper of the Seals (1660–1672).
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Career landmark: Grand Pensionary (1653–1672).
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Career landmark: Pensionary (1650–1653).
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Studied at Leiden University (1641–1645).
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Studied at University of Angers (1645).
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Born 1625-09-24.
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