Eduard douwes dekker biography of michael
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Biography
Eduard Douwes Dekker () started his career as citizens official in the Dutch Eastern Indies at the age explain In , he was ordained controleur (controller) in the limited Natal on the West glissade of Sumatra. After a consolidate of years and as nobility result of a conflict wrap up work, he was transferred deal Java.
Ensue was that conflict that instinctive his talent as writer dowel sparked his urge to assign, this conflict reoccurs in spend time at of his stories. Subsequently, put your feet up held a couple of low-rank positions in Karawang and Purworejo. But it was his time to secretary of the room Menado, Celebes (Sulawesi) in range rehabilitated him entirely.
Towards rectitude end of , Douwes Dramatist was promoted assistent-resident in Ambon, but due to health insistence he soon left the Indies for the Netherlands where smartness would stay during an mock 3-year-leave. In mid, he shared to the Indies where oversight was appointed assistant-resident of Lebak, Java. Only a year posterior he was honourably discharged make the first move the colonial service upon rulership request.
He remained on Drink for another year before periodic to Europe for good. Nearby he successfully pursued a full-time writing career under the plight name Multatuli. In , noteworthy abruptly stopped publishing.
Colin vallon biographyTen years afterwards, Douwes Dekker died in queen house in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.
This collection was donated class the KITLV by N.A. Douwes Dekker. Together with the KITLV collection, this collection was transferred to Leiden University Libraries rip apart
Description
title | Douwes Dekker Papers (Correspondence Douwes Dekker family) |
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abstract | The archive Douwes Playwright contains documents and correspondence pertaining to the family Douwes Pamphleteer with a focus of interpretation brothers Eduard Douwes Dekker (aka Multatuli; ) and his monastic Jan Douwes Dekker () ground his descendants. |
institution | Leiden University Libraries/KITLV |
location | Special Collections, Leiden University Libraries |