Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum

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Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum was a Dutch nobleman, diplomat, and colonial administrator who served as a reform-minded Governor-General in the Dutch East Indies during the early 20th century.

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instanceOf Dutch nobleman
colonial administrator
diplomat
human
countryOfBirth Kingdom of the Netherlands
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of the Netherlands
countryOfDeath Kingdom of the Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1873-09-02
dateOfDeath 1948-04-17
educatedAt Leiden University
endTime 1921-03-21
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName Van Limburg Stirum
givenName Johan
Paul
governorGeneralOf Dutch East Indies
knownFor critical stance toward conservative colonial elites
reform-minded colonial policy in the Dutch East Indies
support for greater autonomy for the Dutch East Indies
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned Dutch
English
French
German
memberOf House of Limburg Stirum
monarchDuringTerm Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
nobleTitle Count
notableWork implementation of Ethical Policy reforms in the Dutch East Indies
occupation colonial administrator
diplomat
politician
participatedIn World War I diplomacy
placeOfBirth Zwolle NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath The Hague
positionHeld Dutch ambassador to Germany
Dutch ambassador to Italy
Dutch ambassador to the United Kingdom
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
member of the Council of State of the Netherlands
predecessor Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg
religion Protestantism
residence Batavia
The Hague
sexOrGender male
startTime 1916-03-19
successor Dirk Fock

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Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum ("Van Limburg Stirum")
familyName
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
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