Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek
Dutch jurist and diplomat (1833-1916) · Netherlands · Politicians · Died at 82
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Something wrong?Jonkheer Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek was a Dutch aristocrat, merchant and diplomat. Between 1863 and 1868 he was Dutch Consul General and then until 1870 Dutch Minister-Resident and de facto envoy to Japan. Since no ambassadors were planned at that time, his legation fulfilled the same task.
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Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek
Former full coat of arms De Graeff, free Lords of Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam (painted by Matthias Laurenz Gräff, 2011)
Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek's home in Yokohama (photograph from 1868)
Grand Ball at Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek home in Yokohama. Drawn in 1863 by Charles Wirgman and photographed by Felice Beato
Emperor Meiji receives Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek in 1868
De Graeff van Polsbroek with Japanese bodyguards on a tour of Edo (Tokyo)In their orbit
Child: Andries Cornelis Dirk de GraeffAbout this person
Jonkheer Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek was a Dutch aristocrat, merchant and diplomat. Between 1863 and 1868 he was Dutch Consul General and then until 1870 Dutch Minister-Resident and de facto envoy to Japan. Since no ambassadors were planned at that time, his legation fulfilled the same task. De Graeff van Polsbroek was an important representative of the Dutch government who laid the foundation for modern diplomatic representation in Japan and the first diplomat with permanent residence in Japan.
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