Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande was a Dutch governor of the colonies of Essequibo and Demerara from 1743 to 1772. He turned Demerara in a successful plantation colony, and the borders of Guyana are mainly based on his expeditions into the interior. He is also noted for his treatment of the Amerindians.
- Occupation
- manager, map drawer, plantation owner, colonial administrator
- Born
- October 12, 1704, 1704
- Died
- August 14, 1775
