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Selo Soemardjan | |
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 Selo Soemardjan in 2002 | |
| Born | Soemardjan May 23, 1915 |
| Died | June 11, 2003 (aged 88) |
| Burial place | Kuncen Cemetery, Yogyakarta |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Thesis | Social Changes in Jogjakarta (1959) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of Indonesia |
Selo Soemardjan (May 23, 1915 in Yogyakarta[1] – June 11, 2003 in Jakarta), also spelled as Selo Sumarjan or Selo Sumardjan, was a well known senior academic in sociology at the University of Indonesia, and is known as the Pioneer of Indonesian Social Sciences.[1] He was awarded with the title Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo, a knighthood from the Yogyakarta Sultanate.
Selo Soemardjan obtained his PhD at Cornell University. After his return from the United States in 1959, he held a range of academic posts, although the majority of his time was spent at UI and the Social Sciences Foundation (Yayasan Ilmu-ilmu Sosial — YIIS) which he co-founded and headed for three decades.[1][2]
- ^ a b c Wirutomo, Paulus (12 June 2003). ""In Memoriam" Prof Dr Selo Soemardjan". Kompas. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008.
- ^ Mohamad, Goenawan (2003). Ford Foundation (ed.). Celebrating Indonesia: fifty years with the Ford Foundation, 1953-2003. Jakarta: Ford Foundation. p. 53. ISBN 978-979-97964-1-7. Archived from the original on 2007-03-12.