Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAntonie Aris van de Loosdrecht
Dutch missionary
Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1885
Date of Death: 26-Jul-1917
Profession: missionary
Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht
- Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht (1 March 1885, Veenendaal - 26 July 1917, Tana Toraja) was a Dutch missionary.
- He was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond, a Christian missionary agency which was established in the Netherlands.Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond to work in the Dutch East Indies.
- He was the first missionary who arrived in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies, where he built many schools.
- He also wrote books in the ethnic Toraja language for the students.
- He also requested that fellow Dutch missionary Hendrik van der Veen be sent to Tana Toraja.
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