Johan de Witt

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Johan de Witt was a Dutch statesman and mathematician who was a major political figure during the First Stadtholderless Period, when flourishing global trade in a period of rapid European colonial expansion made the Dutch a leading trading and seafaring power in Europe, commonly referred to as the Dutch Golden Age. De Witt was elected Grand Pensionary of Holland, and together with his uncle Cornelis de Graeff, he controlled the Dutch political system from around 1650 until the Rampjaar of 1672. This progressive cooperation between the two statesmen, and the consequent support of Amsterdam under the rule of De Graeff, was an important political axis that organized the political system within the republic.

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A female given name from Hebrew.. Etymology: An archaic variant of Joan, from Johan, from Johanna. Cf. John.

The name Johan is of Spanish origin, meaning "A female given name from Hebrew.. Etymology: An archaic variant of Joan, from Johan, from Johanna. Cf. John.". It is traditionally a male name.

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