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Anton de Kom

Surinamese resistance fighter and anti-colonialist author

1898 - 1945

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His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Anton de Kom is the 4,992nd most popular writer, the 15th most popular biography from Suriname and the most popular Surinamer Writer.

Anton de Kom is most famous for his book "We Slaves of Suriname," a powerful critique of Dutch colonial rule in his native Suriname. Surprisingly, he was arrested by the Gestapo in 1940 for his resistance activities and died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. His legacy as a symbol of anti-colonial struggle continues to inspire social justice movements and national pride in Suriname and beyond.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Anton de Kom ranks 4,992 out of 7,302. Before him are Feodor Gladkov, Boris Vasilyev, Joseph Victor von Scheffel, Olavo Bilac, Albert Mol, and Ashapurna Devi. After him are Henry Monnier, Joseph Jacobs, Lalleshwari, René Bazin, Villy Sørensen, and Märta Tikkanen.

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Among people born in 1898, Anton de Kom ranks 223. Before him are Zhu Ziqing, Petar Gabrovski, Zeki Rıza Sporel, Marilyn Miller, Riichi Yokomitsu, and Vilho Lampi. After him are Edward Lawry Norton, Georg Kulenkampff, Agnes Ayres, Hugh O'Flaherty, Charlotte Moore Sitterly, and Mitchell Leisen. Among people deceased in 1945, Anton de Kom ranks 305. Before him are Harry Liedtke, Walter Frederick Gale, William Joseph Simmons, Adolf Brand, Josef Gočár, and Walter Weiler. After him are Alexey Favorsky, Kārlis Skalbe, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Aris Velouchiotis, Paolo Salvi, and Frederic Clements.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Anton de Kom ranks 15 out of NaN. Before him are Henck Arron (1936), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), Johan Kraag (1913), and Henny Meijer (1962). After him are Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), Remy Bonjasky (1976), François Levaillant (1753), Stanley Menzo (1963), Cynthia McLeod (1936), and Melvin Manhoef (1976).

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Among Writers In Suriname

Among writers born in Suriname, Anton de Kom ranks 1. After him is Cynthia McLeod (1936).

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