Willem Iskander (1840–1876) was an Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator. He advocated for
native Indonesian
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education in
Dutch colonial times from
North Sumatra
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. He founded Teacher Education School (
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
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* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
:''Kweekschool Voor inlandsche onderwijzer'') in 1862in Tano Bato,
Mandailing Natal Regency
Mandailing Natal, abbreviated as Madina, is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 6,620.70 square kilometres and it had a population of 403,894 people at the 2010 census and 472,886 at the 2020 Census. The capita ...
.
Early life
Willem Iskander (baptismal name in
Arnhem
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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
Administrator of the government
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...
(
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
: ''Adjunt Inlandsche schrifer).''
In 1857, he studied in the
Netherlands
)
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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,
Mandailing Natal Regency
Mandailing Natal, abbreviated as Madina, is a regency in North Sumatra Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 6,620.70 square kilometres and it had a population of 403,894 people at the 2010 census and 472,886 at the 2020 Census. The capita ...
in 1862.
In 1874, he again visited the
Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
to participate in the ''Head Teacher Education title'' study.
In January 1876, he married Maria Christina, but died in April of that year.
Bibliography
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References
External links
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About Willem Iskander (1840–1876) in www.basyral-hamidy-harahap.com
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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