# Hendrik van Rheede

> Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein was a Dutch military officer and colonial administrator of the Dutch East India Company. Between 1669 and 1676 he served as a governor of Dutch Malabar at Kochi and employed twenty-five people on his book Hortus Malabaricus, describing 740 plants in the region. As Lord of Mydrecht, he also played a role in the governance of the Cape colonies. Many plants such as the vine Entada rheedei are named for him. The standard author abbreviation Rheede is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

*Dutch botanist (1637-1691)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1637
- **Died:** 1691-12-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Sources
- [Hendrik Adriaan von Rheede tot Draakestein](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Adriaan_von_Rheede_tot_Draakestein)
- [Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakestein](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Adriaan_van_Reede_tot_Drakestein)
- [هندريك فان ريدى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83_%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%89)
- [Hendrik van Rheede](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_van_Rheede)
- [Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Draakenstein](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Adriaan_van_Rheede_tot_Draakenstein)
- [Hendrik van Rheede](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_van_Rheede)
- [Hendrik van Rheede](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_van_Rheede)
- [Hendrik van Rheede](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_van_Rheede)
- [Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakestein](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Adriaan_van_Reede_tot_Drakestein)
- [ഹെൻട്രിക് ആൻഡ്രിയാൻ വാൻറീഡ്](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B9%E0%B5%86%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%86%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BB_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BB%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D)
- [Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakestein](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Adriaan_van_Reede_tot_Drakestein)
- [Реде тот Дракестейн, Хендрик ван](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82_%D0%94%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A5%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA_%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741104)

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