Postma, Antoon, 1929-2016
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Name (Latin)
Postma, Antoon, 1929-2016
Other forms of name
Postma, A. (Antoon), 1929-2016
Postma, Antoon
Postma, A. (Antoon)
nna Postma, Antonio
Date of birth
1929-03-28
Date of death
2016-10-22
Place of birth
Mindoro Oriental (Philippines)
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia WWW site, viewed June 28, 2017(Antoon Postma; b. 03/28/1929; d. 10/22/2016; Dutch anthropologist who married in to and lived among the Hanunuo, a Mangyan sub-tribe in Southern Mindooro, Philippines; 1st to decipher the Laguna Cooperlate Inscription and documenting the Hanunóo script paving the way for its preservation)
- His Treasure of a minority, 1981:t.p. (Antoon Postma, SVD, Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines; Fr. A. Postma)
- LC data base, 10-12-84(hdg.: Postma, Antonio; usage, Antonio Postma)
Wikipedia description:
Antoon Postma (Hanunó'o: ᜠᜨ᜴ᜦᜳᜨ᜴ ᜩᜳᜰ᜴ᜦ᜴ᜫ Buhid: ᝀᝈ᜔ᝆᝓᝈ᜔ ᝉᝓᝐ᜔ᝆ᜔ᝋ) (28 March 1929 – 22 October 2016) was a Dutch anthropologist who married into and lived among the Hanunuo, a Mangyan sub-tribe in southeastern Mindoro, Philippines. He is best known for being the first to decipher the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, and for documenting the Hanunó'o script, paving the way for its preservation and understanding.
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