Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge
| Johan Wilhelm van Lansberge | |
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies |
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In office 1875–1881 |
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| Preceded by | James Loudon |
| Succeeded by | Frederik s'Jacob |
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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 diplomat and entomologist.
Lansberge studied at the gymnasium in Zutphen then, from 1848–1854, at the University of Leiden. He held various diplomatic posts in Paris, Madrid, Saint Petersburg and Brussels.From 1875 to1881 he was Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies.
Johan van Lansberge was a keen naturalist especially interested in entomology.
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