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Roelof Diodati (Dordrecht, 28 July 1658 – Batavia, 10 March 1723) was a governor of Dutch Mauritius in the late 17th century.

Life

Diodati was from Swiss-Italian descent. His grandfather was Jean Diodati, a theologian, who translated the Bible into Italian. His father, born in Geneva, became a pastor of the Walloon church in Leiden in 1651.^[1]

It is not obvious Rodolfo Diodati was one of a twin.^[2] Both brothers took service at the Dutch East India Company. He became an accountant at the Cape from 1686 and then a merchant. He was appointed as governor of Mauritius from 1692-1703. In 1693 he had to deal with François Leguat.^[3] In 1695, a big hurricane devastated the island, several of the Burghers lost all theirs crops, many left the island.^[4]

Diodati seems to have been appointed in Suratte. Then he shifted to Batavia and he became a merchant and accountant on 4 January 1707. In 1709 he married Catharina Zaaiman, born on Dutch Mauritius. Her grandmother was Eva, a Khoikhoi interpreter for Jan van Riebeeck.^[5]

Diodati became opperhoofd at the VOC post at Dejima Japan on 31 May 1720 and died in Batavia 10 March 1723.

Notes

^ The Voyage of Franois Leguat of Bresse, to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and ... By François Le Guat [1]
^ Akte 41
^ Mauritius illustrated: historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial ... By Allister Macmillan [2]
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2011-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.zaaiman.nl/Stamboom/Zuid-Afrika/Zuid-Afrika.htm

References

Allister Macmillan, Mauritius illustrated: historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial facts, figures, and resources., London : W.H. & L. Collingridge, 1914

Preceded by Isaac Johannes Lamotius	Governor of Dutch Mauritius 1692–1703	Succeeded by Abraham Momber van de Velde

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[1] The Voyage of Franois Leguat of Bresse, to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and ... By François Le Guat [1]

[2] Akte 41

[3] Mauritius illustrated: historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial ... By Allister Macmillan [2]

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2011-01-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] ttp://www.zaaiman.nl/Stamboom/Zuid-Afrika/Zuid-Afrika.htm

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 ==Life==
-Diodati was from Swiss-Italian descent. His grandfather was [[Jean Diodati]], a theologian, who translated the Bible in Italian. His father, born in Geneva, became a pastor of the [[Walloon church]] in Leiden in 1651.<ref>The Voyage of Franois Leguat of Bresse, to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and ... By François Le Guat [https://books.google.com/books?id=-BSSkbypWnEC&pg=PA148]</ref>
+Diodati was from Swiss-Italian descent. His grandfather was [[Jean Diodati]], a theologian, who translated the Bible into Italian. His father, born in Geneva, became a pastor of the [[Walloon church]] in Leiden in 1651.<ref>The Voyage of Franois Leguat of Bresse, to Rodriguez, Mauritius, Java, and ... By François Le Guat [https://books.google.com/books?id=-BSSkbypWnEC&pg=PA148]</ref>
 It is not obvious Rodolfo Diodati was one of a twin.<ref>[http://www.archieven.nl/zoeken?mistart=12&mivast=0&mizig=199&miadt=39&milang=en&misort=srt|asc&miview=ldt&mif2=W.+BARBE Akte 41]</ref> Both brothers took service at the [[Dutch East India Company]]. He became an accountant at the Cape from 1686 and then a merchant. He was appointed as [[Governor of Dutch Mauritius|governor of Mauritius]] from 1692-1703. In 1693 he had to deal with [[François Leguat]].<ref>Mauritius illustrated: historical and descriptive, commercial and industrial ... By Allister Macmillan [https://books.google.com/books?id=_EusZwEdxpAC&pg=PA14]</ref> In 1695, a big hurricane devastated the island, several of the [[:wikt:burgher|Burgher]]s lost all theirs crops, many left the island.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colonialvoyage.com/mauritius.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-01-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225201036/http://www.colonialvoyage.com/mauritius.html |archivedate=2010-12-25 }}</ref>