Pascal was a French philosopher (quoted by Kreemer) mentioned in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Quoted by Kreemer as encouragement regarding Aceh: ‘Le temps passe, l’eau coule et le coeur oublie’.

Role

French philosopher (quoted by Kreemer)

Account from Jongejans

Quoted by Kreemer as encouragement regarding Aceh: ‘Le temps passe, l’eau coule et le coeur oublie’.

Significance

Pascal 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. 101.