Gualterus Woutersz | |
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| Acting Governor of Ceylon | |
| In office 25 August 1732 – 2 December 1732 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanus Versluys |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Christiaan Pielat |
Gualterus "Wouter" Woutersz (ca. 1670,Middelburg – 5 February 1759,Batavia, Dutch East Indies) was commander ofJaffna for theDutch East India Company and interimGovernor of Dutch Ceylon between the departure ofStephanus Versluys on 25 August 1732 and the arrival ofJacob Christiaan Pielat on 2 December 1732.[1]
Woutersz was the son of Ursula Wees and Gualterus Woutersz Senior, who in 1681 wasschepen of Middelburg. Gualterus Junior arrived in Ceylon in 1689 on board the shipSchoondijk. He married Hester Otley. The couple had five children between 1705 and 1719.[2]
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| Preceded by | Governor of Ceylon 1732–1732 | Succeeded by |