Thee Kian Wie

Thee Kian Wie (Chinese: 戴建偉; pinyin: Dài Jiànwěi; April 20, 1935 – February 8, 2014) was an Indonesian economist, academic and senior member of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The Jakarta Post has called him "Indonesia’s most respected economists." He was also a longtime lecturer at the University of Indonesia's Faculty of Economics.

Thee, a Chinese Indonesian, was born in present-day Jakarta on April 20, 1935. He obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Indonesia. Thee then received both his master's degree and his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Australian National University in 2004, the Habibie Award in 2006, and the Sarwono Prawirohardjo Award in 2008.

Thee Kian Wie suffered a fall at his home in 2014. He died from complications of his injuries at PGI Cikini Hospital in Jakarta on February 8, 2014, at the age of 79. His funeral was attended by diginaries, including Vice President of Indonesia Boediono and analyst Dewi Fortuna Anwar.

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