Abdulkadir al Hindi, Syed Muhammad son, born in Singapore, lived between the years1865-1913, he is the author of textbooks in Malay. His books were widely used forprimary schools in Singapore and the Malay language Malay Peninsula in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Although many of the books are essay but his efforts were adaptations of his servicesfor elementary school students at the time, let alone the author of this still very small. It could be said of him as a pioneer writer of modern textbooks in Malay.
Although many of the books are essay but his efforts were adaptations of his servicesfor elementary school students at the time, let alone the author of this still very small. It could be said of him as a pioneer writer of modern textbooks in Malay.
From the name it can be known that he was of Indian descent. Syed Mohammed was educated in Rafles Institution in Singapore. graduated in 1886. After graduating from the school appointed a translator and author at the Department of Education inSingapura.Semasa served on the Department of Education, he had visited Britainand France top pick Boustead, son of the founder of Trade Unions Boustead.
Upon his return from Europe he worked as a linguist in the Government of Singapore.After that worked in the Police Department. While working in the department he oncelent to an interpreter in the Supreme Court for six months. In this Police Departmenthe worked until the end. While working there, he was in the afternoon to write the books of knowledge, and the issuance of the given name of Brett Alwi.
Upon his return from Europe he worked as a linguist in the Government of Singapore.After that worked in the Police Department. While working in the department he oncelent to an interpreter in the Supreme Court for six months. In this Police Departmenthe worked until the end. While working there, he was in the afternoon to write the books of knowledge, and the issuance of the given name of Brett Alwi.
In 1904, he managed to also publishes a weekly magazine Knowledge Park. The results of his work: Genesis Science (published in 1887), contains the beginning of knowledge, in the form of frequently asked questions; Genesis Selerah Members(published in 1891), a handbook for the science of the human body; Urip Sane(published in 1891) beginning book for health ; Peladang Science (published in1892); Book of World Studies; Hikayat Tanah Melayu Large-land and island percha,contains a description of the geography of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra island, is described relating to the social, economic, and issues related to Portuguese,English and Dutch. Knowledge Leader (published in London in 1900); Tree Lesson;Road Skill. In 1894 the formulation of a Malay dictionary entitled MahmudiyyahDictionary, this dictionary while not thick, but are important in the history of modernlexicography arranged in Malay.
No comments:
Post a Comment