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| − | Isaac Titsingh was director (''[[opperhoofd]]'') of the [[Dutch East India Company]] factory on [[Dejima]] from [[1779]] until [[1784]]. | + | Isaac Titsingh was director (''[[opperhoofd]]'') of the [[Dutch East India Company]] factory on [[Dejima]] from [[1779]] until [[1784]]. He had at least one child by a [[courtesan]] of the [[Maruyama]], a fifteen-year-old ''tayû'' named Ukine. |
He was succeeded as ''opperhoofd'' by [[Hendrik Casper Romberg]] in 1784. | He was succeeded as ''opperhoofd'' by [[Hendrik Casper Romberg]] in 1784. | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 4 January 2016
Isaac Titsingh was director (opperhoofd) of the Dutch East India Company factory on Dejima from 1779 until 1784. He had at least one child by a courtesan of the Maruyama, a fifteen-year-old tayû named Ukine.
He was succeeded as opperhoofd by Hendrik Casper Romberg in 1784.
References
- Gary Leupp, Interracial Intimacy in Japan: Western Men and Japanese Women, 1543-1900, A&C Black (2003), 123.
