Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist
Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist | |
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 Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist in 1861
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| Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
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In office 15 May 1851 – 22 May 1856 |
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| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | Jan Jacob Rochussen |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ferdinand Pahud |
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| Born |
20 February 1809 Deventer, Kingdom of Holland |
| Died | 3 December 1887 (aged 78) Diepenveen, Netherlands |
Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist (20 February 1809 – 3 December 1887) was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1851 to 1856.
Taxon named in his honor
- The fish yellow-breasted wrasse, Anampses twistii was named after him.
- Iniistius twistii, the Redblotch razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.