W. R. van Hoëvell.
Dutch churchman, politician, anti-colonial reformer, writer
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About W. R. van Hoëvell
Wolter Robert Baron van Hoëvell was a Dutch minister, politician, reformer, and writer. Born into nobility and trained in the Dutch Reformed Church, he worked for eleven years as a minister in the Dutch East Indies. He led a Malay-speaking congregation, engaged in scholarly research and cultural activities, and became an outspoken critic of Dutch colonialism. His activism culminated when he acted as one of the leaders of a short-lived protest in 1848. During the event, a multi-ethnic group of Batavian inhabitants presented their grievances to the local government. As a result of his leadership in the protest, van Hoëvell was forced to resign his position in the Indies.
Everything about W. R. van Hoëvell →- Occupation
- politician, writer, judge, preacher
- Position held
- member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Born
- July 14, 1812, July 15, 1812
- Died
- February 10, 1879