Selo Soemardjan, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Selo Soemardjan

Indonesian academic

Date of Birth: 23-May-1915

Date of Death: 11-Jun-2003

Profession: sociologist

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Selo Soemardjan (May 23, 1915 in Yogyakarta – June 11, 2003 in Jakarta), also spelled as Selo Sumarjan or Selo Sumardjan.
He was well known as a senior academic in sociology at Universitas Indonesia, and is known as the Pioneer of Indonesian Social Sciences.
He was awarded with the title Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo, a knighthood from Yogyakarta Sultanate. Selo Soemardjan obtained his PhD at Cornell University.
After his return from the US in 1959, he held a range of academic posts, although the majority of his time was spent at UI and the Social Sciences Foundation (Yayasan Ilmu-ilmu Sosial — YIIS) which he co-founded and headed for three decades.