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Aarnoud Jan Anne Aleid, Baron van Heemstra (22 July 1871 – 30 December 1957) was a Dutch nobleman, jurist and politician. He served as mayor of Arnhem between 1910 and 1920, and Governor-General of Suriname from 1921 until 1928. Van Heemstra was the grandfather of Audrey Hepburn.
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Aarnoud Jan Anne Aleid, Baron van Heemstra (22 July 1871 – 30 December 1957) was a Dutch nobleman, jurist and politician. He served as mayor of Arnhem between 1910 and 1920, and Governor-General of Suriname from 1921 until 1928. Van Heemstra was the grandfather of Audrey Hepburn. Quick Facts Governor-General of Suriname, Preceded by ... Close.
Van Heemstra was the first leader of Suriname to recognize the economic poten-tial of the massive bauxite mineral reserves in the country. In 1922, the Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) started bauxite mining in Suriname, and bauxite remains Suriname’s most important export in the 21st century. Van Heemstra tried to attract
Van Heemstra earned his law degree from Utrecht University in 1896. For the next 14 years, he worked as a prosecutor and then as a judge in several Dutch cities. In 1910, he was elected mayor of the city of Arnhem, where he improved public housing, recruited several new businesses to the city, and served as a capable administrator through the ...
Though the location is not confirmed, the photo probably shows the family group on the steps of the mansion in this estate, 1900-20. Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra (22 July 1871 – 30 December 1957) was a Dutch jurist and politician and is seated on the left. His wife seated opposite was Elbrig Willemine Henriette, Baroness van Asbeck (1896-1939).
Biography. Ella van Heemstra was a Dutch aristocrat and the third of five daughters of Baron Aarnoud van Heemstra, who was mayor of Arnhem from 1910 to 1920 and served as Governor of Suriname between 1921 and 1928.
