Dr. C. G. G. J. van Steenis (1936-1937 expedition) was a Botanist at the Herbarium in Buitenzorg; expedition leader mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Plantkundige (botanist) at the Herbarium in Buitenzorg.

Role

Botanist at the Herbarium in Buitenzorg; expedition leader

Dates

1936-1937 expedition

Account from Jongejans

Plantkundige (botanist) at the Herbarium in Buitenzorg. Led the scientific expedition that climbed and investigated Goenoeng Löser (Gunung Leuser) in 1936-1937.

Significance

Dr. C. G. G. J. van Steenis appears in Jongejan’s account as one of the figures shaping the history of Aceh during the period covered by the book.

See Also

Source

Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 62.