C. Snouck Hurgronje was Dutch scholar of Islam, advisor for native affairs, whose spelling of Atjeh place names after Atjeh pronunciation became officially adopted, and author of Het Gajo-land en zijn bewoners (1903) and extensive Atjeh work serving as guide for administrators and researchers.
Works referenced by Broersma
Broersma notes Snouck Hurgronje established spelling of Atjeh place names reflecting Atjeh pronunciation, while Europeans usually followed pronunciation that became current among military, leading to traditional wrong pronunciation deviating from officially accepted correct spelling.
His book Het Gajo-land en zijn bewoners (1903), composed from communications of educated Gajo’ers and officer-administrators, is described as directional rope for administrators and investigators. Beside it, his Gajo-Dutch dictionary where Dr. Hazeu laid final hand, much more than dictionary.
Broersma also refers to Snouck Hurgronje for position of banta in Atjeh landscape comparable with patih in principality or regency on Java (deel I p. 96), and for sacred rank of sajjids or sajets whose word replaced in Arab by habib meaning beloved, having religious nobility and great influence, sometimes also in Atjeh.
Broersma cites Snouck Hurgronje’s later critique in Tijdschrift van het Kon. Aardr. Genootschap 1924 afl. 4 regarding administrative period 1908-1918 as part of evidence arbitrary handling of moneys during Swart period.
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Source
Atjeh als land voor handel en bedrijf, by Dr. R. Broersma, Gebrs. Cohen, Utrecht, 1925, pp. 26, 37, 39, 70, 125.