Kwee Thiam Tjing | |
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Born | Kwee Thiam Tjing Sia 9 February 1900 |
Died | 28 May 1974 | (aged 74)
Nationality | Indonesian |
Education | Eerste Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) Malang, MULO Malang |
Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, newspaper editor and owner and political activist |
Years active | 1920s-1974 |
Notable work | Indonesia Dalēm Api dan Bara, Menjadi Tjamboek Bērdoeri |
Children | Jeanne Kwee |
Parent(s) | Kwee Tjiong Khing Sia (father) Liem Liang Nio (mother) |
Relatives | Kwee Sam Hway, Luitenant der Chinezen of Malang (great-great-grandfather) Kwee Sioe Liem, Kapitein der Chinezen of Pasuruan (great-grandfather) |
Kwee Thiam Tjing Sia (February 9, 1900 – May 28, 1974), also known by his pen name Tjamboek Bērdoeri ['Thorn Whip'], was a prominent Indonesian writer, journalist and left-wing political activist.[1][2][3] He is best remembered for his 1947 book, 'Indonesia dalem Api dan Bara', and for his role as a co-founder of the Partai Tionghoa Indonesia [the 'Chinese-Indonesian Party'] in 1932.[1]