Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge
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 | 16 November 1830 Santa Fé de Bogota, Colombia |
| Died | 17 December 1903 (aged 73) Menton, France |
Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge (16 November 1830 – 17 December 1903) was a Dutch
entomologist
.
Lansberge studied 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.
Publication list (partial)
- 1883. Révision des Onthophagus de l’Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, avec descriptions des espèces nouvelles. Notes from the Leyden Museum. 5 (1): 41-82
- 1884. Catalogue des prionides de l’Archipel Indo-Néerlandais, avec descriptions des espèces nouvelles. Notes from the Leyden Museum. 6:135–160.
- 1886. Scarabaeides, Buprestides et Cérambycides de l'Afrique occidentale, envoyés au Musée de Leyde par MM. Veth et Van der Kellen. Notes from the Leyden Museum 8: 69–120 .
- 1886. Description d’un Cérambycide de Sumatra, appartenant à un genre nouveau de la tribu des Disténides. Notes from the Leyden Museum. 8:35–36.
References
- Djawatan Penerangan Kotapradja Djakarta Raya (1957). Djakarta Dewasa Ini [Jakarta Today] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Djawatan Penerangan Kotapradja Djakarta Raya.
- Ricklefs, M.C. (1991). A History of Modern Indonesia Since c.1300, 2nd Edition. London: MacMillan. pp. 110. ISBN 0-333-57689-6.
External links
Media related to Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge at Wikimedia Commons
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