Arnold Moll Explained

Arnold Moll
Order:Acting
Office:Governor of Zeylan
Term Start:21 June 1723
Term End:12 January 1724
Predecessor:Isaak Augustyn Rumpf
Successor:Johannes Hertenberg
Birth Date:5 May 1675
Birth Place:Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jaffna

Arnold Moll (5 May 1675 – 10 February 1729) was the Dutch commander of Jaffanapatnam from 1723 to 1725 and acting Governor of Ceylon from 21 June 1723 to 12 January 1724. He previously had been merchant on Ambon and since 1707 Commander of Galle. He was also a member of the Council of the Dutch East Indies. He married the baroness Christina van Reede (1690–1731) with whom he had three daughters.

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