exactly on his 61st birthday in 1695. He was buried in the Dutch church in Batavia. Camphuys, although righteous, was not a powerful driver. His governance was not characterized by important events. Noteworthy are the Soerapati uprising on Java and the tract with Bantam of 17 April 1684. He failed to address corruption among officials. However, he had a lot of interest in science and he supported them wherever possible and also wrote a dissertation on the foundation of Batavia included in François Valentine's standard work, Old and New East Indies. Travels At this point in Japanese history, the sole VOC outpost (or "factory") was situated on Dejima island in the harbor of Nagasaki on the southern island of Kyushu. Camphuys was three times sent to Japan as Opperhoofd or chief negotiant and officer of the VOC trading post. 22 October 1671 – 12 November 1672 29 October 1673 – 19 October 1674 7 November 1675 – 27 October 1676 Legacy Camphuys died in Batavia (Jakarta). He is commemorated in the name of a street in the Lombok neighbourhood of Utrecht; and he is also remembered in the name of a street in the Bezuidenhoutquarter of The Hague. See also VOC Opperhoofden in Japan Notes References Koopmans, Joop W. and A. H. Huussen. (2007). Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ; OCLC 237132199 1634 births 1695 deaths People from Haarlem Governors-General of the Dutch East Indies Dutch chiefs of factory in Japan 17th-century Dutch East Indies people