Cornelis Poortman

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The Life is Poortman is mentioned by Mangaraja Onggang Parlindungan in his work Tuanko Rao. He mentions that Portman studied Indology in Delft and was later posted to the Netherlands Indies as an administrative cadet and was assigned to Tapaktuan in North Sumatra. In 1904 he was appointed Controleur at Sipirok, then Resident at Jambi, and finally Acting Adviser in the Local Affairs Department at Batavia. In 1914-1918 Portman studied Chinese and in 1928 managed to gain access to Chinese-language documents at the Sampo Kong Temple, Semarang.