Wahidin Sudirohusodo

Japanese: ワヒディン（英語表記）Wahidin Sudirohusodo

1857‐1916
A physician from central Java, Indonesia, and a pioneer of the ethnic enlightenment movement. The son of a lower-ranking nobleman near Yogyakarta, he completed a European primary school, which was unusual at the time, and then graduated with honors from the Native American Medical School, where he served as an assistant for several years from 1872. He later returned to Yogyakarta and worked in the government's medical affairs department until 1899, and in 1901 became editor-in-chief of the local newspaper, Retnodumilah. While introducing the current situation in other countries, he also wanted to promote education for his fellow Javanese, and in 1906 he resigned from his position as editor-in-chief and began a campaign tour throughout Java, hoping to establish a scholarship system for poor young people.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1857‐1916
インドネシアのジャワ中部出身の医師で，民族啓蒙運動の先駆者。ジョクジャカルタ近郊の下級貴族の子で，当時異例のヨーロッパ人小学校修了後，原住民医学校を優秀な成績で卒業し，1872年から数年間同校の助手を務めた。のちにジョクジャカルタに戻って99年まで政府の医療事務に従事し，1901年には同地発行の新聞《レトノドゥミラッハ》の編集長に就任した。諸外国の現状を紹介するかたわら，ジャワ同胞の教育振興を願い，貧しい青年のための奨学金制度設立のため，編集長を辞して06年からジャワ全土の遊説旅行に出た。

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