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]