Jacobs (not specified) was a Author of standard work on AcehJongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Named as author of one of the standard works on Aceh (likely J.

Role

Author of standard work on AcehAuthor onAcehnese family life

Dates

not specified

Account from Jongejans

Named as author of one of the standard works on Aceh (likely J. Jacobs, author of ‘Het familieleven op Sumatra’s Westkust’ and related AcehAuthor of ‘Familie- en kampongleven op Groot-Atjeh’; cited for a striking example of gratitude in an Acehnese boy.

Significance

Jacobs 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. 17, 103.