Wahidin Soedirohoesodo

Wahidin Sudirohusodo, dr. (born in Mlati, Sleman, Yogyakarta, January 7, 1852 - died in Yogyakarta, May 26, 1917 at age 65 years) is one of Indonesia's national heroes. His name is always associated with the Budi Utomo, because although he was not the founder of the organization's national awakening, he was the originator of the founding organizations that established the student's School tot Opleiding van Inlandsche Artsen Jakarta.


Education
Elementary School in Yogyakarta
Europeesche Lagere School in Yogyakarta
Medical school in Jakarta, Java

Background
STOVIA medical graduates are very pleased to get along with ordinary folk, so no wonder if he knows a lot of people's suffering. He is also very aware of how backward and oppressed people due to the Dutch colonization. According to him, one way to liberate themselves from colonialism, the people must be intelligent. For that, people must be given the opportunity to follow education in schools. As a doctor, he often treat people without charge a fee.

Two main struggle is to expand the education and teaching and foster national consciousness.

Birth of Budi Utomo
Wahidin Sudirohusodo often around major cities in Java, visit the community leaders as he gives his idea of ​​"student funds" to help smart boys who can not continue their education. However, this idea of ​​not getting enough response.

The idea was also put forward on STOVIA students in Jakarta about the need to establish an organization that aims to promote education and raise the dignity of the nation. This idea was welcomed by the students STOVIA. Finally on May 20, 1908, Budi Utomo was born.