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Ong Hok Ham
Sign in to saveOnghokham (; 1 May 1933 – 30 August 2007), formerly spelled as Ong Hok Ham, was an Indonesian historian and public intellectual of Chinese-Indonesian descent. He was an expert in Indonesian history who wrote and published extensively. He was also a hedonist known for his eccentric lifestyle. He was one of Indonesia’s most famous historians.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Indonesia
- Place of birth
- Surabaya
- Place of death
- Jakarta
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Yale University
- Employer
- University of Indonesia
- Languages spoken
- Indonesian
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- date of death
- 2007-08-30
- date of birth
- 1933-05-01
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Onghokham (; 1 May 1933 – 30 August 2007), formerly spelled as Ong Hok Ham, was an Indonesian historian and public intellectual of Chinese-Indonesian descent. He was an expert in Indonesian history who wrote and published extensively. He was also a hedonist known for his eccentric lifestyle. He was one of Indonesia’s most famous historians.
Onghokham was considered one of the leading experts on Indonesian history during the 19th century Dutch colonial rule. His particular area of knowledge centered on events in Java during the period, and he authored a number of works dealing with the subject.
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