Coenrad Laurens Coolen

Coenrad Laurens Coolen (1773-?) is one of the lay evangelists who did evangelical work in East Java.[1] He did the evangelized in Java along with other lay Evangelists such as Kiai Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung, Paul Tosari and Johannes Emde.[1]

Biography

Coolen was born in Ungaran in 1773.[1] His father was from Russia and his mother was a daughter of Prince Kojaran of the noble family of Mataram.[2] Coolen was educated in ELS and then went into military service.[1] His last assignment was in the artillery. In Surabaya Coolen married an English woman and had five children. After he moved from the Surabaya job as boss of Opzichter (sinder blandong) at Wirosobo (Mojoagung). There he remarried to his servants the Sadiyah and had three children.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 S.H. Soekotjo. 2009. Sejarah Gereja-gereja Kristen Jawa - jilid 1. Yogyakarta: Taman Pustaka Kristen. hlm. 142-147.
  2. ↑ Denys Lombard. 1996. Nusa Jawa: Silang Budaya Kajian Sejarah Terpadu: Jaringan Asia, Volume 2. Jakarta: Gramedia. hlm. 100.
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