Leo Suryadinata
| Leo Suryadinata | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 February 1941 Batavia, Dutch East Indies (today Jakarta, Indonesia) |
| Residence | Singapore |
| Fields | Sociology; Sinology |
| Alma mater |
Nanyang University University of Indonesia Monash University University of Ohio American University |
| Known for | Studies on Chinese Indonesians |
Leo Suryadinata (born Liauw Kian-Djoe [or Liao Jianyu; 廖建裕] in Jakarta, 21 February 1941), is a Chinese Indonesian sinologist.
Suryadinata was born Liauw Kian-Djoe (also written Liao Jianyu) in Batavia, Netherlands Indies (today Jakarta, Indonesia). His father was the owner of a building material factory. He had seven siblings.
During high school, Suryadinata read and wrote numerous papers on Indonesian and Chinese history and literature. He later attended Nanyang University in Singapore, focusing on Chinese and South-East Asian literature. He graduated in 1962 with a bachelour's degree in arts.
From 1962 to 1965, Suryadinata studied literature at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta, receiving another bachelour's degree from that institution. He focused on Chinese literature, but began to show interest in the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. His thesis discussed the late 19th century Peranakan Chinese press and early 20th century resistance movements against the Dutch colonial government.
In 1970, Suryadinata received a master's degree in history from Monash University in Australia. Two years later, he graduated from the University of Ohio in the United States with a master's degree in politics. He later received his doctorate from the American University in Washington, D.C.
After earning his doctorate, Suryadinata returned to Singapore and took a research position at the Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS) from 1976 to 1982. In 1982, he took a job as senior lecturer at Department of Political Science of the National University of Singapore; he later became an assistant professor in 1994 and a full professor in 2000.
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