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Jan Roothaan
Superior General of the Society of Christ / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Philipp Roothaan, SJ (23 November 1785 – 8 May 1853) was a Dutch Jesuit, elected twenty-first Superior-General of the Society of Jesus. He authorized the 1838 Jesuit slave sale, which saw over 200 enslaved people sold.
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