Zuber Usman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zuber Usman

writer

Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1916

Place of Birth: Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Date of Death: 25-Jul-1976

Profession: literary critic

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Zuber Usman (12 December 1916 – 25 July 1976) was an Indonesian teacher and writer, known as an early pioneer of Indonesian literary criticism.
Born in Padang, West Sumatra, he was educated in Islamic schools until 1937, after which he became a teacher.
Dabbling in writing short stories during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia and the ensuing revolution, for the rest of his life Usman focused on teaching and writing about literature.