In memoriam P.J. Zoetmulder SJ (1906-1995)

• Published in: Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde Vol. 153; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
• Main Authors: Robson, S.O, Clara van Groenendael, V.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Brill 1997; KITLV Press; Koninklijke Brill NV
• Subjects: Afrikaans language; Arabic language; Dictionaries; Javanese; Literary translation; Malay language; Poetry; Studies; Translations; Europe; Bali
• ISSN: 0006-2294; 2213-4379; 0006-2294
• DOI: 10.1163/22134379-90003942

Clara van Groenendael In memoriam P.J. Zoetmulder SJ (1906-1995) In: Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde 153 (1997), no: 1, Leiden, 1-14 This PDF-file was downloaded from http://www.kitlv-journals.nl S.O. ROBSON AND V.M. CLARA VAN GROENENDAEL In Memoriam P. J. Zoetmulder S J (190691995) Petrus Josephus Zoetmulder, known as Piet to his contemporaries and as Romo to his other friends, was a member of the Society of Jesus and first and foremost a man of God. [...]he was sent back to Holland for further study at the University of Leiden under professors C.C. Berg (Javanese), N.J. Krom (History), Ph.S. van Ronkel (Malay) and C. Snouck Hurgronje (Arabic). Because of his preparation in Java, he was able to complete the study of Oostersche Letteren in only two years. In December 1936 the Java Institute announced that it was holding a competition (for the second time - the first had been unsatisfactory) to produce a translation of the 6 S. O. Robson and V.M. Clara van Groenendael works, with the emphasis on the kakawin literature.