Jans Kloppenburg-Versteegh

Versteegh was born in Central Java (then part of the Dutch East Indies) in May 1862.

Versteegh was of Indo-European heritage; her father was an administrator of a coffee plantation.

Versteegh gained an interest in local herbs at a young age, learning in how to apply herbal knowledge to local medicine.

She went on to publish a number of books on the subject.

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