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Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana

1908 - 1994

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Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana (11 February 1908 – 17 July 1994) was an Indonesian author. He was born in Natal, North Sumatra. His family came from Minangkabau who migrated there in the 19th century. He was a founder and editor of Poedjangga Baroe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana is the 5,848th most popular writer (up from 5,868th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Indonesia (up from 90th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Indonesian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 5,848 out of 7,302. Before him are John Wain, Yi Munyeol, Helen Prejean, Zitkala-Sa, Ann Rule, and Leo Buscaglia. After him are Monica Lovinescu, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Kenneth Rexroth, Ferreira Gullar, Barbara Kingsolver, and Vladislav Krapivin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 378. Before him are Aleksandr Zarkhi, Félix Welkenhuysen, Necil Kazım Akses, Celia Johnson, Boris Piotrovsky, and Geirr Tveitt. After him are Francisco Aguirre, Víctor Peralta, Pablo Pacheco, Kurt Neumann, Constant Joacim, and Max Bloesch. Among people deceased in 1994, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 308. Before him are Erwin Strittmatter, Mikhail Krivonosov, Roger Apéry, Yuli Raizman, Richard Scarry, and John Wain. After him are Dave Albritton, Edward Kienholz, Christopher Lasch, Numa Andoire, Carol Yager, and Dan Hartman.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 84 out of 158. Before him are Achmad Nawir (1912), Agnez Mo (1986), Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940), Adriaan Fokker (1887), Amir Sjarifuddin (1907), and Lien Gisolf (1910). After him are Ruurd Leegstra (1877), Iko Uwais (1983), Usmar Ismail (1921), Jeroen Brouwers (1940), Caesar ten Cate (1890), and Edu Snethlage (1886).

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Among WRITERS In Indonesia

Among writers born in Indonesia, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana ranks 10. Before him are Amir Hamzah (1911), Abdul Muis (1883), Nh. Dini (1936), Mochtar Lubis (1922), Xaviera Hollander (1943), and Sapardi Djoko Damono (1940). After him are Jeroen Brouwers (1940), Ayu Utami (1968), and Eka Kurniawan (1975).

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