| − | Peter Stuyvesant (1600–1672) was the final Dutch Director-General in [[New Netherland]], serving from 1647 until 1664. He also expanded [[New York City]] (then called New Amsterdam). He built the protective wall on Wall Street. Today there is a high-achiever public school named after him in Manhattan. | + | '''Peter Stuyvesant''' (1600–1672) was the final Dutch Director-General in [[New Netherland]], serving from 1647 until 1664. He also expanded [[New York City]] (then called New Amsterdam). He built the protective wall on Wall Street. Today there is a high-achiever public school named after him in Manhattan. |