Pieter Hendrik van der Kemp | |
|---|---|
 P.H. van der Kemp | |
| Born | 24 May 1845 |
| Died | 17 March 1921 and 75 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Known for | Historian of Dutch East Indies |
Pieter Hendrik van der Kemp (Naarden, 24 May 1845 - The Hague, 24 May 1921) was a Dutch colonial civil servant and a Dutch historian, specializing in the history of the Dutch East Indies.
He was the son of Pieter Hendrik van der Kemp and Bernadina Julie Loise Dibbets. He first married Wilhelmina Cornelia de Vogel and later Bertha Knebel. They had the following children: Bertha Julia Louise van der Kemp (1869); Wilhelmine / Wilhelmina Cornelia Louise van der Kemp (1873); Catharina Barbara van der Kemp (1877); Petronella Hendrika de Graag (1879) and Christina van Der Kemp (1880). [1]
He was sent out to the Dutch East Indies where he first worked in the colonial civil service as a controleur [lower-alpha 1] . Later he became a teacher at the Gymnasium Willem III in Batavia. Still later he became first, Secretary, and later Director, of the Department of Education, Religious Affairs, and Industry in the government of the Dutch East Indies. After 26 years in the Dutch East Indies he returned to the Netherlands. There he devoted himself to his historical studies which resulted in many publications, mostly, but not exclusively, devoted to the history of the Indies, especially the period 1814 - 1824. He also was a founder of the Vereeniging "Moederland en Koloniën" , which promoted the dissemination of knowledge about the colony among the general public. And he was elected as a member of the Municipal Council of The Hague [2]
Van der Kemp died in The Hague on 24 May 1921. [1]
For more works see "P.H. van der Kemp. Teksten van P.H. van der Kemp in tijdschriften en andere boeken". DBNL Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 March 2023..
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