Johannes Belksma, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Belksma

Dutch missionary

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: Tzum, Friesland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1942

Profession: missionary

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Johannes "Hans" Belksma (19 October 1884, Tzum - 3 March 1942, Tana Toraja) was a Dutch missionary.
He was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond, a missionary agency in Utrecht, Netherlands, to work in the Dutch East Indies.Belksma arrived in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies in May 1916.
There he was suggested by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond to build Kweekschool.
Belksma established Normaalcursus in Tana Toraja.