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Sir Richard Olof Winstedt

British educator
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Born:
Aug. 2, 1878, Oxford
Died:
June 2, 1966, London (aged 87)
Subjects Of Study:
Malay literature
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Sir Richard Olof Winstedt (born Aug. 2, 1878, Oxford—died June 2, 1966, London) was the director of education in British Malaya who shaped Malay education and produced an extensive body of writings on Malaya. Winstedt first went to Malaya in 1902. As an administrative officer posted to rural districts in Perak and Negeri Sembilan, he immersed himself (with several notable Malay amanuenses) in the study of the language, beliefs, customs, and history of the Malays. His first paper on Malay folklore was published in 1907, and the first edition of his Malay Grammar in 1913. As a result of his ...(100 of 286 words)

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