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Gert Oostindie

Dutch historian

Gert Jan Oostindie (born 4 July 1955) is a Dutch historian and professor who specialises in Dutch colonial history and the Dutch Caribbean. He was Director of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) from 2000 until 2021.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Gert Oostindie (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jul 4, 1955.¹

About

From 1993 until 2006, he was professor Anthropology at the University of Utrecht. From 2006 until 2015, he was professor Caribbean History at Leiden University.

From Wikipedia’s article on Gert Oostindie, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean StudiesChair 2001 to now¹¹

Early life and education

1982Utrecht University Doctor; study of history³
Date not recordedVrije Universiteit Amsterdam doctorandus; study of history³

Career

Occupation: university teacher, historian, Suriname studies researcher.⁶

Since 2001Chair, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Leiden University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Utrecht University⁴

Personal life

BornJul 4, 1955, Ridderkerk⁷
CitizenshipKingdom of the Netherlands⁸

Awards

2021Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau^{9 10}

Sources

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WikidataGert Oostindie on Wikidata
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WikipediaGert Oostindie on Wikipedia
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WikidataGert Oostindie: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataGert Oostindie: Worked at Leiden University, on Wikidata
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WikidataGert Oostindie: Chair, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, on Wikidata
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WikidataGert Oostindie: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGert Oostindie: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGert Oostindie: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGert Oostindie: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataRoyal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsGert Oostindie photo by Caribiana, CC BY-SA 4.0