What was the name of the Dutchman who became director-general of New Amsterdam (later New York City) in 1647?

Correct answer: Peter Stuyvesant

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Yankee, Haarlem, Brooklyn and the Bronx are all derivatives of Dutch names. Even stoop (stoep) is Dutch for sidewalk.
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There's a brand of cigarettes called Peter Stuyvesant I believe?