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Heinrich Bernhard Oldenland (1663 - c. 1697)

Botanist. Studied medicine and botany at Leiden University under Paul Herman. Arrived in Cape of Good Hope in 1688 in service of the Dutch East India Company. In 1690 the Company employed him to collect botanical specimens. James Petiver refers to him as both "Oldenland" and "Oldeland." Other biography: http://www.s2a3.org.za/bio/Biograph_final.php?serial=2062 Roles: Botanist
Relevant locations: Birth place in Lübeck
Lived at or near Cape of Good Hope
People linked to person: Heinrich Bernhard Oldenland was a employed by Dutch East India Company (1602-)
Heinrich Bernhard Oldenland was a associate or acquaintance (general) of Paul Herman (30 Jun 1646-29 Jan 1695)

Margaretha Hendrina van Otteren (1665-1700) was a wife of Heinrich Bernhard Oldenland