Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (1857-1936). Famous Dutch Orientalist and Advisor on Native Affairs to the Colonial government of the Netherlands East Indies. Born in Oosterhout and theology student at Leiden University since in 1874. Received his doctorate at Leiden in 1880 on his dissertation ‘Het Mekkaansche Feest’ ("The Festivities of Mecca"). Became professor at the Leiden School for Colonial Civil Servants in 1881 and visited Mecca in 1884-1885 as one of the first Western Orientalists. In 1889 he became professor of Malay at Leiden University and official advisor to the Dutch government on colonial affairs. He wrote more than 1.400 papers on the situation in Aceh and the position of Islam in the Dutch East Indies, but also on the colonial civil service and nationalism. Oosterhout is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest still existing and most famous university in the Netherlands. ... Mecca or Makkah (in full: Makkah al-Mukkaramah; Arabic مكة المكرمة) is revered as the holiest site of Islam, and a pilgrimage to it is required of all Muslims who can afford to go. ... Malay can mean: The Malay language The Malay people From or related to Malaysia See also Cape Malays Malay nationalism Communes that begin with Malay in Yonne, France: Malay-le-Grand Malay-le-Petit This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Leiden University in the city of Leiden, is the oldest still existing and most famous university in the Netherlands. ... Aceh (pronounced Ah-chay) is a special territory (daerah istimewa, or special autonomy) of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Dutch colonists and the current Indonesian government. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ...