Arnoldus Bernhard Dietz was born in Holland circa 1768 and died on the 16th January 1832 aged 64 in Graham’s Town. Being of Dutch descent, on obtaining his majority, Arnoldus initially relocated to Batavia, a Dutch colony, and commenced trading. Later he became a Government Resident in Borneo where his two vessels were captured by the British and that is how he arrived at Cape Town in 1817.
Main picture: Arnoldus Bernhardus’ house in Graham’s Town
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