Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes

Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes

Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes (Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, 1895–Netherlands, September 4, 1952) was an Indonesian radiology doctor. Johannes was the first Indonesian medical doctor who learned radiology in Holland Fact|date=February 2007 and then became an expert in Rontgen technology and had contributed a lot to the development of medical studies in Indonesia. The Indonesian government honored WZ Johannes as a National Hero of Indonesia and named a general hospital in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara after him. As a tribute, the name Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes was used on an Indonesian Navy ship, the KRI Wilhelmus Zakaria Johannes. Johannes died in 1952 and was buried at the Jati Petamburan Cemetery in Central Jakarta.

WZ Johannes was the cousin of Professor Herman Johannes, an Indonesian professor who was the Rector of Gadjah Mada University and father of Helmi Johannes, a newscaster and executive producer for VOA Indonesian television in Washington DC.


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