Pieter Melvill van Carnbee

Dutch admiral Date Of Birth : 1743-04-02T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1826-05-17T00:00:00Z

Pieter baron Melvill van Carnbee (2 April 1743, Dordrecht – 17 May 1826, The Hague) was a Dutch naval officer from a military family of Scottish descent, who rose to the rank of vice admiral. His name was sometimes spelled Melville van Carnbée. His grandson Pieter Melvill van Carnbee (1816-1856) was a notable geographer.

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