Majoor Doup (active 1938) was a Major; leader of the Legermuseum (Army Museum) at Koetaradja mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Leader of the Army Museum at Koetaradja.
Role
Major; leader of the Legermuseum (Army Museum) at Koetaradja
Dates
active 1938
Account from Jongejans
Leader of the Army Museum at Koetaradja. Provided Jongejans with much data concerning the military section. Museum grew under his ‘voortreffelijke leiding’ (excellent leadership) into a documentary of enormous value.
Significance
Majoor Doup appears in Jongejan’s account as one of the figures shaping the history of Aceh during the period covered by the book.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 16, 48.