Claudius Henricus de Goeje

The De Goeje Mountains in Suriname are named after Claudius de Goeje.

The recorded working language is Dutch. Places of work recorded in the authority are Surinam. Employment is recorded with Leiden University. Work by Claudius Henricus de Goeje is recorded in the collections of National Museum of World Cultures. Distinctions recorded are De Ruyter Medal, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.

• Name — Claudius Henricus de Goeje • Born — 4 May 1879 • Birthplace — Leiden, Netherlands • Died — 8 June 1955 • Place of death — The Hague, Netherlands • Occupation — Navy officer Cartographer Cultural anthropologist • Parents — Michael Jan de Goeje and Wilhelmina Henriëtte Leembruggen

Claudius de Goeje was born in Leiden to Dutch orientalist Michael Jan de Goeje and Wilhelmina Henriëtte Leembruggen. Claudius de Goeje did not excel in school and chose to pursue a career in the Royal Netherlands Navy, where he could fulfil his dream of travelling the world. Until 1909, he worked as a lieutenant at the Dienst der Hydrografie in the Dutch East Indies. Between 1910 and 1924, De Goeje worked at the Maritime Transport Service in Batavia. Because of his talents in cartography, De Goeje was allowed leave several times to be part of expeditions to the Surinamese interior under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Geographical Society. De Goeje was a cartographer during the Gonini expedition of 1903–1904 and the Tapanahony expedition of 1904, which were led by Alphons Franssen Herderschee. De Goeje subsequently led the Tumuk Humak expedition of 1907. Thirty years later, after his retirement from the navy, De Goeje once more visited Suriname as part of the expedition of 1936 and 1937 to establish the Surinamese border with Brazil led by Conrad Carel Käyser.

The authorities additionally record the headings C.H. de Goeje and Claudius de Goeje. His recorded language was Dutch. He was the child of Michael Jan de Goeje. Other recorded relations include Claudius Henricus de Goeje.

Claudius Henricus de Goeje is recorded as having received De Ruyter Medal, Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion and Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.