Aarnoud van Heemstra

Aarnoud van Heemstra
Heemstra in 1920
Governor-General of Suriname
In office 23 May 1921 – 21 May 1924
Preceded by	L. J. Rietberg [nl]
Succeeded by	L. J. Rietberg
In office 21 February 1925 – 1 April 1928
Preceded by	Jan Luchies Nysingh [nl]
Succeeded by	Bram Rutgers
Personal details
Born	(1871-07-22)22 July 1871 Vreeland, Netherlands
Died	30 December 1957(1957-12-30) (aged 86) Oosterbeek, Netherlands
Spouses	Elbrig Willemine Henriette Baroness van Asbeck ​ ​ (m. 1896; died 1939)​ Anna Eliza Roosenburg ​ ​ (m. 1947)​
Children	6, including Ella van Heemstra
Relatives	Audrey Hepburn (granddaughter)

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.