Willem Iskander (1840–1876) was an Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator. He advocated for

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education in Dutch colonial times from

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. He founded Teacher Education School (

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:''Kweekschool Voor inlandsche onderwijzer'') in 1862in Tano Bato,

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Early life

Willem Iskander (baptismal name in

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, 1858) was born in Pidoli Lombang, the son of Raja Tinating. He was the 11th generation of Nasution clan. His family came from the royal house in Mandailing. He graduated from Elementary School (Dutch: ''Holland Inlandsche School''), Panyabungan, 1853–1855. He worked in this school as teacher when he was 15, the school's youngest teacher.

Career

He worked in Mandailing-Angkola Asisten resident office as

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(

: ''Adjunt Inlandsche schrifer).'' In 1857, he studied in the

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. He studied Vreswjik, then at ''Oefenschool'' for teaching assistant. In 1861, he returned to Indonesia and founded ''Kweekschool Voor Inlandche Onderwijzr'' in Tano Bato,

in 1862. In 1874, he again visited the

to participate in the ''Head Teacher Education title'' study. In January 1876, he married Maria Christina, but died in April of that year.

Bibliography

References

External links

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About Willem Iskander (1840–1876) in www.basyral-hamidy-harahap.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iskander, Willem 1840 births 1876 deaths People from Mandailing Natal Regency Indonesian writers 19th-century poets 19th-century Dutch East Indies people People of Batak descent Indonesian former Muslims Indonesian Christians Converts to Protestantism from Islam