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'''Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana''' (February 11, 1908&nbsp;– July 17, 1994), was born in [[Natal, North Sumatra|Natal]], [[North Sumatra]]. His family came from [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]] who migrated there in the 19th century. He was a founder and editor of ''[[Poedjangga Baroe]]''. He became one of Indonesian literature's guiding lights in its formative years, particularly in the time around independence. Sutan Takdir believed that Indonesia could learn from the values of [[western culture|western civilization]] and remained a great exponent of modernism throughout his life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography of Alisjahbana, S. Takdir (Sutan Takdir), 1908-1994 {{!}} Southeast Asia Digital Library |url=https://sea.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/SEAImages:YL-PG-001-ALISJAHBANA-MFE |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=sea.lib.niu.edu |language=en}}</ref> A Renaissance man himself&nbsp;– the author of numerous books on a range of subjects&nbsp;– he was working on a novel at the time of his death in 1994. The famous novel, ''[[Layar Terkembang]]'', showed him as a progressive author. He died in [[Jakarta]] on July 17, 1994.

==Biography==