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Eduard douwes dekker biography

          Max havelaar!

          Eduard Douwes Dekker

          Dutch writer
          Date of Birth: 02.03.1820
          Country: Netherlands

          Content:
          1. Early Life and Career
          2. Conflict in Sumatra
          3. Marriage and Later Career
          4. "Max Havelaar" and Return to Europe
          5. Literary Career under the Pen Name "Multatuli"
          6. Later Years and Legacy

          Early Life and Career

          Eduard Douwes Dekker, known by his pen name Multatuli, was born into a family of a sea captain and a housewife.

          Multatuli medan

        1. Multatuli amsterdam
        2. Max havelaar
        3. Multatuli is the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, who was born on March the 2nd, , in Amsterdam at 20 Korsjespoortsteeg.
        4. Pseudonym of: Eduard Douwes Dekker ; Born: March 2, , Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Died: February 19, , Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany (aged 66).

          5. The fourth of five children, Dekker embarked on a seafaring adventure to the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) at the youthful age of 18 in 1838. The ship's commander was his father.

          Dekker landed in Batavia (now Jakarta) in 1839 and entered the financial service.

          His interests lay elsewhere, and excessive gambling debts led him to request a transfer out of Batavia.

          Conflict in Sumatra

          On October 12, 1842, Dekker was assigned as a controller on the west coast of Sumatra.

          He clashed with Governor Victor Michiels, leading to a temporary suspension and finan