Johannes Belksma

Johannes "Hans" Belksma (19 October 1884 in Tzum – 3 March 1942 in Tana Toraja)^[1] was a Dutch missionary.^[2] He was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond [nl], a missionary agency in Utrecht, Netherlands, to work in the Dutch East Indies.^[3]

Belksma arrived in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies in May 1916. There he was suggested by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond to build Kweekschool [nl]. Belksma established Normaalcursus in Tana Toraja.^[4]