Johannes Hertenberg

Johannes Hertenberg was a Dutch merchant and official known as commander of Dutch Malabar and Dutch Governor of Ceylon.

Arriving to the Dutch East Indies in 1687 as a 19 year old man, Hertenberg managed to achieve the rank of upper-merchant in Makassar, and to serve as interim Governor of Makassar by 1712. Two years later Hertenberg returned to the capital city of the Dutch East Indies, Batavia, where he continued his mercantile affairs. In the subsequent period, he was appointed a commander of Galle (1714) and Malabar (1716) by the company. Following the death of Isaak Augustyn Rumpf in 1723, Hertenberg was finally promoted to the post of the Governor of Ceylon holding that office until his death.