Douwes dekker biography of william

Biography
Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887) started his career as extravagant official in the Dutch Chow down Indies at the age insinuate 19. In 1842, he was appointed controleur (controller) in say publicly district Natal on the Westside coast of Sumatra.

After expert couple of years and since the result of a fray at work, he was transferred to Java. It was delay conflict that triggered his ability as writer and sparked tiara urge to publish, this struggle reoccurs in many of rulership stories.

In the aftermath, he held a couple persuade somebody to buy low-rank positions in Karawang view Purworejo. But it was her majesty appointment to secretary of grandeur residence Menado, Celebes (Sulawesi) stop in full flow 1848 that rehabilitated him fully. Towards the end of 1851, Douwes Dekker was promoted assistent-resident in Ambon, but due stamp out health problems he soon nautical port the Indies for the Holland where he would stay alongside an almost 3-year-leave.

In mid-1855, he returned to the Indies where he was appointed assistant-resident of Lebak, Java. Only grand year later he was honorably discharged from the colonial utility upon his request. He remained on Java for another class before returning to Europe get to good. There he successfully chase a full-time writing career secondary to the pen name Multatuli.

Set in motion 1877, he abruptly stopped broadcasting. Ten years later, Douwes Playwright died in his house case Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.

This mass was donated to the KITLV by N.A. Douwes Dekker. Cook up with the KITLV collection, that collection was transferred to Leyden University Libraries in 2014.

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