Johan David Carel Pagenstecher
Johan David Carel Pagenstecher was a colonial administrator who served as acting commander of the Dutch Gold Coast.Biography
Johan David Carel Pagenstecher was born in Osnabrück to Gabriel Christoph Pagenstecher and Clara Elisabeth Gösling. His father was a lawyer and senior councillor in Osnabrück and belonged to the, which enjoyed good relations with the Dutch royal House of Orange-Nassau. On 1 November 1816, Pagenstecher joined the Dutch army à la suite for six years and went over to the battalion for the colonies on 1 January 1817. He departed to the Gold Coast on 11 December 1817.
Following the death of acting commander Hendrik Adriaan Mouwe on 11 February 1824, Pagenstecher was designated acting commander of the Dutch Gold Coast on 17 February 1824, and took his oath of office on 21 February. He served until Friedrich Last arrived three days later to succeed him.
