Hubertus van Mook
Dutch colonial governor (1894–1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hubertus Johannes "Huib" van Mook (30 May 1894 – 10 May 1965) was a Dutch administrator in the East Indies. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he served as the Acting Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1942 to 1948.[1] Van Mook also had a son named Cornelius van Mook who studied marine engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He also wrote about Java - and his work on Kota Gede is a good example of a colonial bureaucrat capable of examining and writing about local folklore.
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Quick Facts Lieutenant Governor-Generalof the Dutch East Indies, Monarchs ...
Hubertus van Mook | |
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.jpg) Hubertus van Mook in 1947 | |
| Lieutenant Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 8 March 1942 – 15 October 1948 | |
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| Preceded by | Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer |
| Succeeded by | Louis Beel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hubertus Johannes van Mook (1894-05-30)30 May 1894 Semarang, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 10 May 1965(1965-05-10) (aged 70) L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
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