Willem Iskander

Willem Iskander (1840–1876) was an Indonesian writer, nationalist, teacher and educator. He advocated for native Indonesian education in Dutch colonial times from North Sumatra. He founded Teacher Education School (Dutch:Kweekschool Voor inlandsche onderwijzer) in 1862in Tano Bato, Mandailing Natal Regency.[1][2][3]

Willem Iskander
Born
Sati Nasution

1840
Pidoli Lombang, Dutch East Indies
Died1876
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Resting placeZorgvlied beegraafplaats, Amsterdam
NationalityDutch East Indies (now  Indonesia)
Spouse(s)Maria Christina

Early life

Willem Iskander (baptismal name in Arnhem, 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.[1]

Career

He worked in Mandailing-Angkola Asisten resident office as Administrator of the government (Dutch: Adjunt Inlandsche schrifer).

In 1857, he studied in the Netherlands. 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 in 1862.

In 1874, he again visited the Netherlands to participate in the Head Teacher Education title study.

In January 1876, he married Maria Christina, but died in April of that year.[1][3]

Bibliography
  • Iskander, W. (1872). Si-boeloes-boeloes, Si-roemboek-roemboek, Sada boekoe basaon (in Batak Mandailing). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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References
  1. Z. Pangaduan Lubis (2011). Lebih jauh tentang Willem Iskander dan Si Bulus bulus Si Rumbuk rumbuk. Pustaka Widiasarana. ISBN 9798365216.
  2. Nelson Lumbantoruan, O.K. Sahril (2010). Willem Iskander (Sati Nasution) Tokoh Pendidikan dari Sumatera utara. Mitra. ISBN 6029217704.
  3. Poeze, Harry (2008). Di negeri penjajah : orang Indonesia di negeri Belanda, 1600-1950 (in Indonesian). Jakarta: KPG bekerjasama dengan KITLV-Jakarta. ISBN 979-9101-23-9. OCLC 271738644.
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