Anthony Mooyart (6 December 1698,
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...
– 1 January 1767, Jaffna) was an acting
Governor of Ceylon {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019
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Portuguese Ceylon
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during the
Dutch period in Ceylon
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. He was appointed on 13 May 1765 and was Governor until 7 August 1765. He was succeeded by
Iman Willem Falck
Iman Willem Falck (25 March 1736 – 6 February 1785) was a Dutch colonial governor who served as the 32nd Governor of Zeylan during the Dutch period in Ceylon. He was appointed on 7 August 1765 and was Governor until 5 February 1785. He was suc ...
.
Mooyart was the son of Nicolaas Mooyart, of
Galle
Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Souther ...
, and Johanna van Eschweiler, both
burghers from Ceylon. Mooyart studied at
Leiden University
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in the Netherlands. He married Elizabeth Ursula Woutersz in 1725 in Jaffna. By 1739 he was an undermerchant and bookkeeper in
Colombo
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, in 1743 a merchant in
Batticaloa
Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...
and by 1754 an administrator in
Jaffna
Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...
.
Genealogy of Antonij Mooyart
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1698 births
1767 deaths
Governors of Dutch Ceylon
Leiden University alumni
People from Jaffna
Sri Lankan people of Dutch descent