Private company
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
Research institute in Leiden
The KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (Dutch: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, lit. 'Royal Institute for the Linguistics, Geography and Ethnology', abbreviated as KITLV) at Leiden was founded in 1851. Its objective is the advancement of the study of the anthropology, linguistics, social sciences, and history of Southeast Asia, the Pacific Area, and the Caribbean.2 It is part of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryresearch1
- HeadquartersLeiden, Netherlands1
- Websitewww.kitlv.nl
- Legal formvereniging met volledige rechtsbevoegdheid1
- Kind of organizationAssociation1
- LEI72450008VENI3V4Z99223
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered addressWitte Singel 27A, 2311BG Leiden, Netherlands3
- Registered withThe Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, 280531853
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The KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (Dutch: Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, lit. 'Royal Institute for the Linguistics, Geography and Ethnology', abbreviated as KITLV) at Leiden was founded in 1851. Its objective is the advancement of the study of the anthropology, linguistics, social sciences, and history of Southeast Asia, the Pacific Area, and the Caribbean. Special emphasis is laid on the former Dutch colonies of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), Suriname, and the Dutch West Indies (the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba). Its unique collection of books, manuscripts, prints and photographs attracts visiting scholars from all over the world. On July 1, 2014, the management of the collection was taken over by Leiden University Libraries.2
Corporate structure
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies is part of a group headed by Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. 16 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies Leiden, Netherlands
- De Jonge Akademie Subsidiary · Amsterdam
- Fryske Akademy Subsidiary · Leeuwarden
- Hubrecht Institute Subsidiary · Utrecht
- Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands Subsidiary · Amsterdam
- International Institute of Social History Subsidiary · Amsterdam
- Meertens Institute Subsidiary
- Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study Subsidiary · Wassenaar
- Netherlands Institute for Catalysis Research Subsidiary · The Hague
- Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience Subsidiary · Amsterdam
- Netherlands Institute of Ecology Subsidiary · Heteren
- Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute Subsidiary · The Hague
- NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Subsidiary · Amsterdam
- Rathenau Institute Subsidiary
- Westerdijk Institute Subsidiary · Utrecht
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- ChairGert Oostindie 2001 to now1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
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Timeline
- 1851Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.kitlv.nl1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/kitlv_knaw1
- WikipediaKITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2282075
Sources
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