Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht

Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht (1 March 1885, Veenendaal – 26 July 1917, Tana Toraja) was a Dutch missionary.[1] He was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond, a Christian missionary agency which was established in the Netherlands.[2]

Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond [3] to work in the Dutch East Indies.[1] He was the first missionary who arrived in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies, where he built many schools.[2] He also wrote books in the ethnic Toraja language for the students.[4] He also requested that fellow Dutch missionary Hendrik van der Veen be sent to Tana Toraja.

References
  1. Th. van den End. 1994. Sumber-sumber zending tentang Gereja Toraja. Jakarta: BPK Gunung Mulia. p. 11
  2. J. A. Sarira. 1975. Benih yang Tumbuh 6 – Gereja Toraja. Jakarta: LPS DGI dan BPS Gereja Toraja. p. 18-23.
  3. Terance W. Bigalke. 2005. Tana Toraja: A Social History of an Indonesian People. Singapore. p. 76-108
  4. Yesaya Todingbua' Manampa'. 1983. Injil dan Kebudayaan.Jakarta.p.173-178


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