Pah Wongso, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pah Wongso

Ethnic Dutch social worker and educator

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1904

Place of Birth: Tegal, Indonesia

Date of Death: 13-May-1975

Profession: actor, social worker

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

For films carrying his name, see Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman and Pah Wongso TersangkaLouis Victor Wijnhamer (11 February 1904 – 13 May 1975), better known as Pah Wongso (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Bó Wángsuo), was an Indo social worker popular within the ethnic Chinese community of what was at the time the Dutch East Indies, and subsequently became Indonesia.
Educated in Semarang and Surabaya, Pah Wongso began his social work in the early 1930s, using traditional arts such as wayang golek to promote such causes as monogamy and abstinence.
By 1938, he had established a school for the poor, and was raising money for the Red Cross to send aid to China. In late 1938, Pah Wongso used a legal defense fund, which had been raised for him when he was charged with extortion, in order to establish another school; this was followed by an employment center in 1939.
In 1941, Star Film released two productions, Pah Wongso Pendekar Boediman and Pah Wongso Tersangka, starring him and featuring his name in the title.
During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, Pah Wongso was held in a series of concentration camps in South-East Asia.
He was repatriated after the War, and raised funds for the Red Cross and ran an employment office until his death.