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Karel Albert Rudolf (KAR) Bosscha (1865-1928) was a planter, philanthropist and administrator of the Malabar Tea Plantation near Pangalengan (Bandung). Today, the Malabar Estate tea plantation is owned and managed by the state-owned company PT Perkebunan Nusantara VIII.
He was an early pioneer and founder of the Technische Hogeschool or now better known as the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). KAR Bosscha participated in the development of the Bosscha Observatory near Bandung including the provision of the land for its location and the purchase of the telescope from Carl Zeiss of Jena. Today, the observatory belongs to the Department of Astronomy, Bandung Institute of Technology.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karel_Albert_Rudolf_Bosscha
November 24, 2022
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