Jacob Nienhuys (born July 15, 1836 in

Rhenen Rhenen () is a municipality and a city in the central Netherlands. The municipality also includes the villages of Achterberg, Remmerden, Elst and Laareind. The town lies at a geographically interesting location, namely on the southernmost par ...

– died July 27, 1927 in

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) was the founder of

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

producer Deli Company (Deli Maatschappij) on a

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established on a land concession from the

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in Sumatra during the era of the Dutch East Indies. He returned to the

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after he was indicted over the death of 7 plantation workers.Battle to preserve North Sumatra's smoking past
Peter Janssen April 1, 2015 Nikkei Asian Review Jacob Theodoor Cremer took over administration of the company and Nienhuys maintained a role at the company becoming a very wealthy man as the company grew and its stock price increased. Herengracht 380

Nienhuys commissioned the

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city castle Herengracht 380-382 by the architect Abraham Salm, with virtually every room in a different style. The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies now uses the building. He helped fund the Society for Folk Houses in Amsterdam. He was also involved in property development projects including the Villa Medan built in 1884 and named for the emerging city in Sumatra where the company established its headquarters. This was named after the city

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on Sumatra.

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