Hendrik Crudop

Hendrik Crudop (c. 1646 – after 1720) was a VOC official who also acted as commander at the Cape of Good Hope after the death of Commander Johan Bax van Herenthals in 1678 until the arrival of Simon van der Stel.

[5] After the death of Johan Bax van Herenthals on 29 June 1678, he acted as Commander until 12 October 1679.

Illness however forced him to return to Batavia in 1682 and after he recovered, he was appointed secunde at Banda in January 1684 and four days later became senior merchant.

In 1687 he was appointed secunde of Amboyna in the Governorate of Ambonand in 1720 he was still mentioned in the Monsterrollen of Batavia among the officials of the VOC.

The youngest son, Johan Adriaan became Councillor Ordinary of the Dutch East Indies in Batavia.