Herawati Diah
| Herawati DIah | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Siti Latifah Herawati Diah 3 April 1917 Tanjung Pandan, Belitung |
| Died |
30 September 2016 (aged 99) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | founder, Indonesian Observer newspaper, Yayasan Binacarita Indonesia (foundation for education) |
| Spouse(s) | B.M. Diah |
| Children | three |
Siti Latifah Herawati Diah (3 April 1917[1] – 30 September 2016) was an Indonesian journalist.
Herawati Diah graduated from Barnard College in 1941,[2] the first Indonesian woman to graduate from a university in the United States.[3]
In 1955, she and her husband B.M. Diah founded The Indonesian Observer.[4]
Diah died in September 2016 at the age of 99.[5]
Family
Herawati Diah's husband was the late B.M. Diah. She had three children; two daughters and one son.
Bibliography
- An Endless Journey: Reflections of an Indonesian Journalist. PT Equinox Publishing, 2005. ISBN 979-3780-06-1
References
- ↑ TokohIndonesia.com article on Herawati Diah
- ↑ Barnard College Barnard Magazine Spring 2005
- ↑ Merrillees, Scott (2015). Jakarta: Portraits of a Capital 1950-1980. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. ISBN 9786028397308.
- ↑ "INDONESIA: Surabaya Post, Observer close over financial problems." Pacific Media Watch webpage Accessed 17 February 2007.
- ↑ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/09/30/senior-journo-herawati-diah-passes-away.html
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