Adolf Heuken
Adolf Heuken , SJ (born July 17, 1929 in Coesfeld , † July 25, 2019 in Jakarta ) was a Catholic priest , author and publisher . He lived in Jakarta, Indonesia , since 1963 .
He taught Christian ethics at various universities in Jakarta and Yogyakarta . He was the founder of the German-speaking Catholic communities in Jakarta (1971), Singapore (1981) and Kuala Lumpur (1988). In 2008 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his services to German-Indonesian friendship .
Father Adolf Heuken SJ was buried in the Jesuit cemetery of Mary Queen of Peace in Girisonta ( Central Java / Indonesia ) on July 27, 2019.
Works
- Historical Sites of Jakarta, Jakarta, 2007
- German-Indonesian Dictionary, Jakarta, 2009
- Indonesian-German Dictionary, Jakarta, 2009
- Christianity in Asia from its Beginnings till today - Agama Kristen di Asia, I and II, Jakarta, 2008, 2010 in Bahasa Indonesia
- The Earliest Portuguese Sources for the History of Jakarta, Jakarta, 2002
- "... to where the pepper grows - four hundred years of Germans on the islands of Indonesia", Jakarta, 2010
- Teknik mengarang, Yogyakarta, 2008
Two of his books have been banned and confiscated by the Indonesian public prosecutor.
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Heuken in the catalog of the German National Library
Footnotes
- ^ Andreas Große-Hüttmann: Father Adolf Heuken died at the age of 90 in Jakarta. A connoisseur and friend of Indonesia , Westfälische Nachrichten, edition of Kreis Warendorf / Telgte, July 30, 2019, accessed on December 6, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heuken, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Catholic clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 17, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coesfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 2019 |
| Place of death | Jakarta |