Phoa Keng Hek

Phoa Keng Hek Sia
Phoa Keng Hek Sia
Born1857 (1857)
Died1937 (aged 79–80)
Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Occupation(s)Social worker, Landheer
RelativesMajoor Khouw Kim An (son-in-law)
Phoa Liong Gie (great-nephew)
Thung Sin Nio (cousin)
AwardsRidder in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau
Groote Gouden Ster voor Trouw en Verdienste

Phoa Keng Hek Sia (Chinese: 潘景赫舍; pinyin: Pān Jǐnghè Shè; 1857–1937) was a Chinese Indonesian Landheer (landlord), social activist and founding president of Tiong Hoa Hwe Koan, an influential Confucian educational and social organisation meant to better the position of ethnic Chinese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).[1][2][3] He was also one of the founders of Institut Teknologi Bandung.[4]

  1. ^ Suryadinata 1995, pp. 130–1.
  2. ^ Setyautama & Mihardja 2008, p. 308.
  3. ^ Haryono, Steve (2017). Perkawinan Strategis: Hubungan Keluarga Antara Opsir-opsir Tionghoa Dan 'Cabang Atas' Di Jawa Pada Abad Ke-19 Dan 20. Utrecht: Steve Haryono. ISBN 978-90-90-30249-2. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Kisah Phoa Keng Hek Sang Pendiri ITB Bandung". KOMPASIANA (in Indonesian). Kompas. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2020.