Pieter Melvill van Carnbee (naval officer)

Pieter, Baron Melvill van Carnbee
Portrait of Melvill, by an unknown artist
Portrait of Melvill, by an unknown artist
Born(1743-04-02)2 April 1743
Dordrecht
Died17 May 1826(1826-05-17) (aged 83)
The Hague
RankVice-admiral

Pieter baron Melvill van Carnbee (2 April 1743, Dordrecht – 17 May 1826, The Hague) was a Dutch naval officer from a military family of Scottish descent, who rose to the rank of vice admiral. His name was sometimes spelled Melville van Carnbée. His grandson Pieter Melvill van Carnbee (1816-1856) was a notable geographer.


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