Leo Suryadinata
Leo Suryadinata Leo Suryadinata , is a Chinese Indonesian sinologist. Suryadinata was born Liauw Kian-Djoe in Jakarta. His father was the owner of a building material factory. He had 7 siblings. During high school, Suryadinata read and wrote numerous papers on Indonesian and Chinese history and literature. He later attended Nanyang University in Singapore, focusing on Chinese and South-East Asian literature. He graduated in 1962 with a bachelour's degree in arts. From 1962 to 1965, Suryadinata studied literature at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, receiving another bachelour's degree from that institution. He focused on Chinese literature, but began to show interest in the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. His thesis discussed the late 19th century Peranakan Chinese press and early 20th century resistance movements against the Dutch colonial government. In 1970, Suryadinata received a master's degree in history from Monash University in Australia. Two years later, he gr...