Nicolaas Johannes Krom
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Nicolaas Johannes Krom ('s-Hertogenbosch, 5 September 1883 – Leiden, 8 March 1945) was a Dutch orientalist, epigraphist, archaeologist, and an Indonesian early history and traditional culture researcher.[1][2] He was one of the figures of the "Dutch school" of Indonesian philological historiography studies.[1][2] One of his works that has long been a reference regarding ancient Indonesian history is Hindoe-Javaansche Geschiedenis (1926).[2]