Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist (20 February 1809 – 3 December 1887) was the

Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies The governor-general of the Dutch East Indies ( nl, gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands Indië) represented Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and Dutch recognition of the independence of Indonesia in 1949. Occupied by Japanese fo ...

from 1851 to 1856.Mr. A.J. Duymaer van Twist
Parlement & Politiek; retrieved 17 January 2015. Herman Antonie de Bloeme - Albertus Jacob Duymaer van Twist

Herman Antonie de Bloeme - Albertus Jacob Duymaer van Twist

Legacy

The fish yellow-breasted wrasse, ''Anampses twistii'' was named after him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duymaer van Twist, Albertus Jacobus 1809 births 1887 deaths Governors-General of the Dutch East Indies Leiden University alumni Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Ministers of State (Netherlands) People from Deventer Speakers of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)