Ernest Douwes Dekker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ernest Douwes Dekker

Indonesia politician

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1879

Place of Birth: Pasuruan, Indonesia

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1950

Profession: writer, teacher, politician

Nationality: Indonesia, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ernest François Eugène Douwes Dekker also known as Setyabudi or Setiabudi (8 October 1879 – 28 August 1950) was an Indonesian-Dutch nationalist and politician of Indo descent.
He was related to the famous Dutch anti-colonialism writer Multatuli, whose real name was Eduard Douwes Dekker ("Douwes Dekker" being their surname).
In his youth, he fought in the Second Boer War in South Africa on the Boer side.
His thoughts were highly influential in the early years of the Indonesian freedom movement. After Indonesian independence, he adopted the Sundanese name Danoedirdja Setiaboedi.