Paul Adriaan Daum (1850 - 1898)

Paulus Adrianus Daum (3 August 1850 – 14 September 1898), more commonly known as P. A. Daum or Maurits, was a Dutch author of Dutch East Indies literature of the nineteenth century. Daum moved to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) and founded the newspaper Bataviaasch Nieuwsblad (Batavian Newspaper) in 1885. As owner, managing director and chief editor he made it one of the largest newspapers in the Dutch East Indies. His newspaper became a mouthpiece for the Indo (Eurasian) community of the Dutch East Indies.