Theodorus Klompe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Theodorus Klompe

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1903

Place of Birth: The Hague, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 19-May-1963

Profession: geologist

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Theodorus Henricus Franciscus Klompe (30 December 1903, The Hague – 19 May 1963, Kuala Lumpur) was a Dutch geologist and the founder of the first geological department in Bandung, Indonesia. Education background: Doctor degree in Geology from Leiden University, completed in 1929; thesis was on the geology of the Bergamasque Alps in Northern Italy. Career: 1929 - Koloniale Petroleum Maatschappij, work in North and South Sumatra, Irian and Kalimantan, also China and Japan. 1948 - Lecturer in Geology, University of Indonesia 1950 - Full professorship in the Department of Geology at the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia 1958 - Chairman of the Geological Department, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. 1962 - Chairman of the Department of Geology, University of MalayaHe died on May 19, 1963, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; his ashes were thrown in Mt.
Tangkuban Perahu, West Java, Indonesia.