Stuyvesant, Peter
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishStuyvesant, PeterPeter StuyvesantStuy‧ve‧sant, Peter /ˈstaɪvəsənt/ (1592–1672) the last Dutch governor of the colony of New Netherland (which contained parts of the current states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware), before it became part of the British Empire