Jo van Heutsz

Joannes Benedictus van Heutsz
Portrait of J. B. van Heutsz by Hannké (1908)
Nickname"Pacificator of Aceh"
Born(1851-02-03)3 February 1851
Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands
Died11 July 1924(1924-07-11) (aged 73)
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland
AllegianceDutch
CommandsGovernor-general of the Dutch East Indies
ConflictsAceh War
SpouseMaria Henriëtte van der Zwaan
Children4

Joannes Benedictus "Jo" van Heutsz (Dutch pronunciation: [joːˈɑnəz beːnəˈdɪktʏs fɑn ˈɦøːts, ˈjoː vɑn ˈɦøːts]; 3 February 1851 – 11 July 1924) was a Dutch military officer who was appointed governor general of the Dutch East Indies in 1904, years after he had become famous for bringing to an end the long Aceh War.

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