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Noted Indonesian language expert passes away at 89
Great loss: Noted Indonesian language expert Jusuf Sjarif Badudu passes away at the age of 89 after years of deteriorating health
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Great loss: Noted Indonesian language expert Jusuf Sjarif Badudu passes away at the age of 89 after years of deteriorating health. (Tempo) (Tempo)
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span class="inline inline-center">Great loss: Noted Indonesian language expert Jusuf Sjarif Badudu passes away at the age of 89 after years of deteriorating health. (Tempo)
Noted Indonesian language expert Jusuf Sjarif (JS) Badudu has passed away at the age of 89. JS Badudu, who was born on March 19, 1926, had been treated at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung, West Java, for two days following a stroke, before passing away at 10:10 p.m. local time on Saturday, his seventh grandchild, Ananda Badudu, said on Sunday.
'He had suffered several strokes, from mild to heavy, which caused his physical condition to decline continuously. He was in a poor state of health the last 10 years,' Ananda told journalists in Bandung on Sunday.
JS Badudu is survived by nine children, 23 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. His wife, Eva Henrietta Alma Koroh, passed away at the age of 85 on Jan. 16, ending a marriage of 62 years. The Indonesian language professor from the University of Padjadjaran (Unpad) was buried in a military procession at the Cikutra Hero Cemetery in Bandung.
Ananda said the body was first handed over to Unpad for final respects from university students and faculty before being passed on to the Indonesian Military, which took the lead in the overall burial procession.
JS Badudu worked as a teacher since the age of 15 and ended his career in the field of education at the age of 80. 'This was because of his physical condition, which continued to decline as he got older,' said Ananda.
JS Badudu became well-known when he hosted the Indonesian Language Learning Program aired by state television station TVRI during the periods of 1977-1979 and 1985-1986. At that time, TVRI was Indonesia's one and only television station.
His great published works include Kamus Umum Bahasa Indonesia (1994), Kamus Kata-kata Serapan Asing (2003), Pelik-pelik Bahasa Indonesia (1971), Inilah Bahasa Indonesia yang Benar (1993), Kamus Peribahasa (2008) and Membina Bahasa Indonesia Baku (1980).
The linguist himself enjoyed education in the Indonesian language at the Indonesian Language B1 course (1951), Unpad's School of Literature (1963) and Linguistic Graduate Study at Rijksuniversiteit's School of Literature and Philosophy in Leiden, the Netherlands (1971-1973). He obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Indonesia's School of Literature in 1975 with a dissertation entitled 'The Morphology of Verbs in Gorontalo Language'.
'He was the first person to get the academic title of professor from Unpad's School of Literature. He was installed as a professor in 1985, when he was 59 years old,' said Ananda. (ebf)
