Abdoel Rivai (Palembayan,
Agam,
West Sumatra, August 13, 1871 -
Bandung
Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...
,
West Java, October 16, 1937) (
EYD
The Enhanced Spelling of the Indonesian Language ( id, Ejaan Bahasa Indonesia yang Disempurnakan, EYD) is the spelling system used for the Indonesian language.
History
The Enhanced Spelling of the Indonesian Language ( id, Ejaan Bahasa Indone ...
: Abdul Rivai) was an Indonesian physician, journalist, and supporter of Indonesian independence.
Personal life
Rivai was of
Minangkabau descent. His father was a teacher at a school in Sumatra. He studied at the Javanese Doctor School (STOVIA), before completing his study and received 'the Arts' in
Amsterdam,
Netherlands.
Career
In the Netherlands, Rivai taught Malay language at Berlitz and was actives as a writer. In 1899, he launched his magazine ''Pewarta Wolanda''. Of his controversial writings, the most famous was ''Demoralisasi Orang Jawa'' in which he said that
Javanese poverty was caused by culture and poor education. After met Clockenner Brousson, he changed Pewarta Wolanda into a twice weekly magazine known as ''Bendera Wolanda''. In 1910, after completed his education, Rivai moved to Jakarta where he sat as editor of
Bintang Timoer
''Bintang Timur'' (Indonesian: ''"Star of the East"''), also spelled Bintang Timoer before 1947, was a popular daily newspaper published in the Dutch East Indies and Indonesia.
History
The newspaper was launched in September 1926 by Parada Haraha ...
. In addition to his writings about the Indonesian independence movement, he was elected to the Indonesian Volksraad in 1918.
References
*Poeze, Harry A. (1986) Di Negeri Penjajah : Orang Indonesia di Negeri Belanda 1600 - 1950
*Rivai, Abdul. Student Indonesia di Eropa. Laporan November 1926 - Mei 1928
External links
Profil di PWI
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1887 births
1937 deaths
Minangkabau people