| Johannes van Heerdt tot Eversberg | |
| Office1: | Governor of Suriname |
| Term Start1: | 11 November 1882 |
| Term End1: | 1 August 1885 |
| Successor1: | Hendrik Jan Smidt |
| Office2: | Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies |
| Term Start2: | 1 October 1880 |
| Term End2: | 18 October 1882 |
| Predecessor2: | Hendrik Bernardus Kip |
| Successor2: | Nicolaas van den Brandhof |
| Birth Name: | Johannes Herbert August Willem van Heerdt tot Eversberg |
| Birth Date: | 22 February 1829 |
| Birth Place: | Zwolle, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Occupation: | naval officer, civil servant and colonial administrator |
Johannes Herbert August Willem, Baron van Heerdt tot Eversberg (22 February 1829 – 10 January 1893) was a Dutch naval officer, civil servant, and colonial administrator. He served as Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies from 1 October 1880 until 18 October 1882, and Governor of Suriname from 11 November 1882 until 1 August 1885.
Van Heerdt tot Eversberg was born on 22 February 1829 in Zwolle, Netherlands. He joined the Royal Netherlands Navy, and left the navy in 1861 as lieutenant.[1] [2] The same year, he was part of the Dutch–French border commission tasked with mapping the Marowijne River which forms to boundary between Suriname and French Guiana. On 10 April 1862, a map and a report was produced by the commission, and the border was considered solved.[3] In 1885, gold was discovered near the Marowijne River, and the border was in dispute.[3] As of 2021, the dispute has not been resolved.[4]
In 1863, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was appointed District Commissioner of Upper Suriname (nowadays approximates Paramaribo District), and served until 1968.[1] In 1868, he became custodian of the first mortgage office in Suriname.[1] [5], however he returned the same year to the Netherlands for health reasons, and in 1869 started to work for the Ministry of the Colonies.[1]
On 31 May 1880, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was appointed Governor of Curaçao and Dependencies,[6] and was installed on 1 October 1880.[7], the governor of Suriname, was accused of personally profiting from gold concessions, and subsequently turned in his resignation.[8] [9] On 5 September 1882, it was announced that van Heerdt tot Eversberg would be transferred from Curaçao to Suriname.[10] Van Heerdt tot Eversberg left Curaçao on 18 October 1882.[7]
On 11 November 1882, van Heerdt tot Eversberg was installed as Governor of Suriname and served until 1 August 1885.[7] [2]
Van Heerdt tot Eversberg died on 10 January 1893 in The Hague, at the age of 63.[11]