Charles Ferdinand Pahud | |
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
In office 22 May 1856 – 2 September 1861 |
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Monarch | William III |
Preceded by | Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist |
Succeeded by | Ludolph Anne Jan Wilt Sloet van de Beele |
Personal details | |
Born |
Amsterdam, Batavian Republic |
18 April 1803
Died | 31 August 1873 The Hague, Netherlands |
(aged 70)
Charles Ferdinand Pahud (18 April 1803 – 31 August 1873) was the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies in 1856–1861.
Cinchona pahudiana, the variety of C. calisaya introduced to the Dutch East Indies for cultivation as a source of quinine, was named in his honor.