Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht (1 March 1885, Veenendaal – 26 July 1917, Tana Toraja) was a Dutch missionary.[1] He was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond, a Christian missionary agency which was established in the Netherlands.[2]
Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond [3] to work in the Dutch East Indies.[1] He was the first missionary who arrived in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies, where he built many schools.[2] He also wrote books in the ethnic Toraja language for the students.[4] He also requested that fellow Dutch missionary Hendrik van der Veen be sent to Tana Toraja.
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