Cornelis Van Nijenrode

Cornelis van Nijenrode, also Cornelis van Nieuwroode, was Governor of the VOC-trading post in Hirado, Japan from 1623 to 1633. Cornelis arrived in Asia in 1607. He filled several posts at Dutch East India Company-trading post in Siam. In 1622 he took part in an expedition, sent from Formosa, to the coast of China.