Peter Boomgaard, born in The Hague, the Netherlands. Ph.D. from the VU University Amsterdam. Assistant Professor of Economic and Social History at the VU University, Amsterdam. († 2017)
Fellow (1 September 1988 – 31 July 1989)
The main focus of my research during my stay at NIAS was writing the history of the ‘Java tiger’ from ca. 1630 to 1980.