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Dutch diplomat and entomologist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge (16 November 1830 – 17 December 1903) was a Dutch diplomat and entomologist.
Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge | |
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
In office 1875–1881 | |
Preceded by | James Loudon |
Succeeded by | Frederik s'Jacob |
Personal details | |
Born | Santa Fé de Bogota, Colombia | 16 November 1830
Died | 17 December 1903 73) Menton, France | (aged
Lansberge studied at the gymnasium in Zutphen and then, from 1848–1854, at the University of Leiden. He held various diplomatic posts in Paris, Madrid, Saint Petersburg, and Brussels.
From 1875 to 1881 he was Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. He was the first to reside in the Palace of the Governor General building, the present State Palace of Indonesia.[1]
Johan van Lansberge was a keen naturalist especially interested in entomology.
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