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.