1. Husein Jayadiningrat, or Hoesein Djajadiningrat in older spelling, was an Indonesian scholar in Indonesian studies, Islamic law, and native Indonesian literature.
10 Facts About Hoesein Djajadiningrat
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat distinguished himself as one of the first native Indonesian to earn a doctoral degree.
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat's father was Raden Bagoes Djajawinata, the previous Bupati or Regent of Serang.
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat's mother is Ratoe Salehah of Cipete, Serang.
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat is born fifth in order of nine children; the eldest son Achmad, Mochammad, Hasan, Hoesein Djajadiningrat, Chadijah, Loekman, Soelasmi, Hilman, and Rifqi.
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat's family was an aristocratic one, considered part of the priyayi class in Javanese society.
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In 1904 Hoesein Djajadiningrat graduated from HBS in Serang and promptly sent to the Netherlands to pursue higher education.
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat went to learn Dutch at Leidsche Gymnasium for a year, then enrolled as a student at Leiden University, attending lectures on ethnography, cultures, and native Indonesian languages.
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat proposed to Raden Adjeng Partini in 1920, via his elder brother Achmad.
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Hoesein Djajadiningrat was the eldest daughter to Prince Prangwedono, later Mangkunegara VII of the royal house of Mangkunegara.