Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck

Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck
Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck (ca.1680)
Governor of Suriname
In office 27 November 1683 – 19 July 1688
Preceded by	Laurens Verboom [nl]
Succeeded by	Johan van Scharphuizen
Personal details
Born	(1637-08-20)20 August 1637 The Hague, Netherlands
Died	19 July 1688(1688-07-19) (aged 50) Paramaribo, Suriname

Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck (also: Sommelsdijk) (The Hague, 20 August 1637 - Paramaribo, 19 July 1688) was the first governor of Suriname after the establishment of the Society of Suriname in 1683. He was governor from 27 November 1683 until he was murdered by mutinous soldiers on 19 July 1688. Van Aerssen belonged to one of the richest families of the Dutch Golden Age.