Talk:Willem Jacobszoon Coster

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Apologies if this is clearly incorrect, but is there a prospect this Willem Jacobszoon Coster, Governor in 1640, is the same person as the little-known privateer Willem Jacobszoon from 1625 referred to in the article on Pieter Schouten? It is most likely just a coincidence of name, but it does seem surprising there were two people of similar name in authority positions in the same time, same place, on behalf of the same nation.

Anyone with evidence either way? Euryalus (talk) 12:29, 13 September 2013 (UTC)