Antoon Postma
Antoon Postma (Hanunó'o: ᜠᜨ᜴ᜦᜳᜨ᜴ ᜩᜳᜰ᜴ᜦ᜴ᜫ Buhid: ᝀᝈ᜔ᝆᝓᝈ᜔ ᝉᝓᝐ᜔ᝆ᜔ᝋ) (28 March 1929 – 22 October 2016)[1] was a Dutch anthropologist who married into and lived among the Hanunuo, a Mangyan sub-tribe in southeastern Mindoro, Philippines.[2] He is best known for being the first to decipher the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, and for documenting the Hanunó'o script, paving the way for its preservation and understanding.
Sources
- ^ Virola, Madonna (2016-10-23). "Dutch anthropologist Antoon Postma dies; 87". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ Tribute to Antoon Postma archived at Ghostarchive.org
- Santos, Hector (1995). "Sulat sa Tanso: Antoon Postma's Translation". A Philippine Leaf. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- Sta. Maria, Dina (2009). "Bapa Antoon". Starweek Magazine. The Philippine STAR. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
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