Liem Thian Joe

Liem Thian Joe (1895–1962) was a late colonial Indonesian historian, newspaper editor, journalist and writer of Peranakan Chinese background.[1][2] He is best known today for his seminal Riwajat Semarang, 1416–1931, a historical overview of Semarang's Chinese community.[2] He is cited by some as the first peranakan Chinese historian to write in Malay using the 'modern' historical method.[3]

  1. ^ Coppel, Charles Antony (1976). Liem Thian Joe's Unpublished History of Kian Gwan (Oei Tiong Ham Concern). Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Suryadinata, Leo (2015). Prominent Indonesian Chinese: Biographical Sketches (4th ed.). Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789814620505. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ Suryadinata, Leo, ed. Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume I & II. Vol. 1. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2012. p.581