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for generations. The bloodline can be traced back to Jean Roch du Perron (born in Bulhon, Auvergne, France in 1756 – died in
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after learning that the Dutch army had surrendered to the German invaders. In the exact same hour, his friend Ter Braak committed suicide out of fear of reprisals for his opposition to the Nazis.
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Indonesian intellectuals was considerable and he enjoyed a great deal of respect and trust among them. More than any other "benevolent Dutchman". See:
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is a narrative poem in fourteen stanzas, detailing the sexual adventures of a 17-year old king and his sexual encounter with his wet nurse.
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that Du Perron self-published in 1924 under the pseudonym W. C. Kloot van
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