Charles Ferdinand Pahud

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Charles Ferdinand Pahud
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
In office
22 May 1856 – 2 September 1861
MonarchWilliam III
Preceded byAlbertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist
Succeeded byLudolph Anne Jan Wilt Sloet van de Beele
Personal details
Born(1803-04-18)18 April 1803
Amsterdam, Batavian Republic
Died31 August 1873(1873-08-31) (aged 70)
The Hague, Netherlands

Charles Ferdinand Pahud (18 April 1803 – 31 August 1873) was the

Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in 1856–1861.[1]

Cinchona pahudiana, the variety of C. calisaya introduced to the Dutch East Indies for cultivation as a source of quinine, was named in his honor.

References

  1. Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek
    , 1914; retrieved 17 January 2015.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies

1856–1861
Succeeded by