Soetomo

This article is about founder of Budi Utomo. For other Indonesian Hero and Former Minister of State, see Sutomo.

Raden Soetomo (30 July 1888 – 30 May 1938) was a medical doctor, and politician in the Dutch East Indies.

He was born in East Java, and went on to study medicine. While still studying, he was one of three founders of the Budi Utomo Javanese nationalist organisation. From 1919 to 1923, studied medicine at Amsterdam University and later married a Dutch woman. After returning from the Netherlands, he worked as a doctor in Sumatra and Surabaya. He also established a number of "study clubs" to raise awareness of nationalism. In 1935, he was one of the founders of the Parindra nationalist party, and led it until his death. After his death he was named a National Hero of Indonesia.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

References

1. Mirnawati (2012). Kumpulan Pahlawan Indonesia Terlengkap [Most Complete Collection of Indonesian Heroes] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: CIF. ISBN 978-979-788-343-0.
2. Suetomo, Raden; Van der Veur, Paul W; Soetomo, Raden, 1888-1938. Kenang-kenangan. 1987; Soetomo, Raden, 1888-1938. Poespita mantja nagara. 1987; Soetomo, Raden, 1888-1938. Poespa-rinontje. 1987 (1987), Toward a glorious Indonesia : reminiscences and observations of Dr. Soetomo, Ohio University Center for International Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, ISBN 978-0-89680-142-4{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. Christie, Clive J (1988-09-22), "Toward A Glorious Indonesia: Reminiscences and Observations of Dr. Soetomo", Pacific Affairs, The University of British Columbia - Pacific Affairs, 61 (3): 551(3), doi:10.2307/2760507, ISSN 0030-851X, JSTOR 2760507
4. * Abeyasekere, Susan (1976). One Hand Clapping : Indonesian Nationalists and the Dutch 1939-1942. Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash University. p. 12. ISBN 0909835381.
5. Cribb, Robert; Kahin, Audrey (2004). Historical Dictionary of Indonesia. Scarecrow Press. p. 422. ISBN 978-0810849358.