Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist

Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist (20 February 1809 – 3 December 1887) was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1851 to 1856.[1]

Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist
Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist in 1861
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
15 May 1851 – 22 May 1856
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byJan Jacob Rochussen
Succeeded byCharles Ferdinand Pahud
Personal details
Born(1809-02-20)20 February 1809
Deventer, Kingdom of Holland
Died3 December 1887(1887-12-03) (aged 78)
Diepenveen, Netherlands
Portrait of Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist in 1861

Taxon named in his honor

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References

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  1. ^ (in Dutch) Mr. A.J. Duymaer van Twist, Parlement & Politiek; retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ Bleeker, P. (1856). "Beschrijvingen van nieuwe en weinig bekende vischsoorten van Amboina, verzameld op eene reis door den Molukschen Archipel, gedaan in het gevolg van den Gouverneur Generaal Duymaer van Twist, in September en Oktober 1855". Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae (in Dutch). 1: 1–72, 73–76.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order LABRIFORMES: Family LABRIDAE (i-x)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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Political offices
Preceded by Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
1851–1856
Succeeded by