William Lauw-Zecha

Aristide William Lauw-Zecha
Born1899
Sukabumi, Dutch East Indies
Died1983
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityIndonesian
Occupation(s)Plantation owner, businessman
Known forThe first Indonesian to graduate from an American university
SpouseLim Kim See
ChildrenAndrew Lauw-Zecha
Allen Lauw-Zecha
Adrian Lauw-Zecha
Alwin Lauw-Zecha
Austen Lauw-Zecha
FatherLouis Tjeng Bie Lauw-Zecha
RelativesLauw Tek Lok, Luitenant der Chinezen (paternal grandfather)
Louisa Zecha (paternal grandmother)
Sim Keng Koen, Kapitein der Chinezen (step-grandfather)
Lauw Ho (paternal great-grandfather)
Michelle Saram (granddaughter-in-law)

Aristide William Lauw-Zecha (1899-1983), usually known as William Lauw-Zecha, was an Indonesian plantation owner, businessman; and – as an alumnus of the class of 1923 of Iowa University – he was the first Indonesian to graduate from an American university.[1][2][3][4] He belonged to the Lauw-Sim-Zecha family, part of the 'Cabang Atas' gentry of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and is the father of the hotelier Adrian Lauw-Zecha, founder of Aman Resorts.[5][6][7][8]

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