About Hendrik Freerk Tillema
Lived 1870 – 1952 (aged 82). Hendrik Freerk Tillema was a Dutch photographer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, filmmaker, pharmacist and writer.
Hendrik Freerk Tillema (5 July 1870 in Echten26 November 1952 in Bloemendaal) was a colonial Dutch official, writer, and hygienist in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
Life Tillema was born in 1870. Living in Semarang on Java in the Dutch East Indies, he was a pharmacist and social reformer. His program of "village improvement" aimed to improve living conditions and health among the native Javanese. He worked with city doctor Willem Thomas de Vogel to try to develop healthier land in the nearby hills, relieving overcrowding and improving health among Semarang's poor, but was unable to sway the rest of the city council. The land he and de Vogel purchased was eventually used for Thomas Karsten's upscale residential district New Candi , now Candisari. He died in 1952.
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Who was Hendrik Freerk Tillema?
Dutch photographer (1870–1952)
When was Hendrik Freerk Tillema born?
Hendrik Freerk Tillema was born on 5 July 1870 in Echten.
When did Hendrik Freerk Tillema die?
Hendrik Freerk Tillema died on 26 November 1952 in vogelzang.
What was Hendrik Freerk Tillema's occupation?
Hendrik Freerk Tillema was a photographer, entrepreneur, philanthropist, filmmaker, pharmacist and writer.
What nationality was Hendrik Freerk Tillema?
Hendrik Freerk Tillema was Dutch.
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