Theodoor Gautier Thomas Pigeaud

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Theodoor Gautier Thomas Pigeaud
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Pigeaud at Hans Ras's promotion in 1969.
Born(1899-02-20)February 20, 1899
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
DiedMarch 6, 1988(1988-03-06) (aged 89)
Gouda, South Holland, Netherlands
NationalityDutch

Theodoor Gautier Thomas Pigeaud (20 February 1899 – 6 March 1988)[1] was a German-born Dutch lexicographer and expert in Javanese literature. He especially became famous for his JavaneseDutch dictionary (1938) that Poerwadarminto chose as the foundation of Baoesastra Djawa.[clarification needed] Moreover, Pigeaud is also known because of his monumental study of Nagarakretagama[2] and text catalogs of the manuscripts in the libraries of the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany.

Biography

Theodoor Gautier Thomas Pigeaud was born on February 20, 1899, in Leipzig, Germany. He was the youngest of three children of Dr. Jan Jacob Pigeaud (1862–1942), a doctor, and his wife, Adolfina Adriana Frederika Bodde (1866–1947).

References

References

  1. Nederland's Patriciaat (in Nederlands). Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands: Uitgeverij Verloren. 2018. pp. 314–315. ISBN 9789087046941.
  2. Santoso, Soewito (1974). "The "Samâya" of Bharaḍah and Kuturan". Indonesia (17): 51–66. doi:10.2307/3350772. hdl:1813/53578. ISSN 0019-7289. JSTOR 3350772.

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