Kwasi Boakye
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Kwasi Boakye sometimes archaically spelt as Aquasi Boachi, was a Dutch
mining engineer who was born a Prince of Ashanti. Together with his cousin Kwame Poku, he was sent in 1837 by his king
to the Netherlands to receive education, as part of larger negotiations between Ashanti about the recruitment of Ashanti soldiers for the Dutch East Indies Army.
Although Kwame Poku did return to the Gold Coast
as planned, Kwasi Boakye stayed in the Netherlands. He was considered to be more intelligent than his cousin and was subsequently trained as a mining engineer at the fore-runner of Delft University, where he graduated in 1847. In 1850, he was sent to the Dutch East Indies
. There he was discriminated by his superior Cornelius de Groot van Embden, for which he received financial compensation in 1857. As part of the compensation, he was awarded an estate in Bantar Peteh, south of Buitenzorg
. He died on this estate in 1904.
Dutch writer Arthur Japin
wrote a novel based on his life named De zwarte met het witte hart (1997). It was translated as The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
mining engineer who was born a Prince of Ashanti. Together with his cousin Kwame Poku, he was sent in 1837 by his king
Kwaku Dua I Panyin
Kwaku Dua I Panyin, or Barima Fredua Agyeman was the Asantehene from August 25, 1834 until his death in 1867....
to the Netherlands to receive education, as part of larger negotiations between Ashanti about the recruitment of Ashanti soldiers for the Dutch East Indies Army.
Although Kwame Poku did return to the Gold Coast
Dutch Gold Coast
The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea, officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea was a portion of coastal West Africa that was gradually colonized by the Dutch, beginning in 1598...
as planned, Kwasi Boakye stayed in the Netherlands. He was considered to be more intelligent than his cousin and was subsequently trained as a mining engineer at the fore-runner of Delft University, where he graduated in 1847. In 1850, he was sent to the Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
. There he was discriminated by his superior Cornelius de Groot van Embden, for which he received financial compensation in 1857. As part of the compensation, he was awarded an estate in Bantar Peteh, south of Buitenzorg
Bogor
Bogor is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency , 60 kilometers south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta...
. He died on this estate in 1904.
Dutch writer Arthur Japin
Arthur Japin
Arthur Valentijn Japin is a renowned Dutch novelist.-Biography:His parents were Bert Japin, a teacher and writer of detective novels, and Annie Japin-van Arnhem. After a difficult childhood - his father killed himself when Arthur was twelve years old - Japin entered the Kleinkunstacademie in...
wrote a novel based on his life named De zwarte met het witte hart (1997). It was translated as The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi.
Publications
- Boachi, Aquasie (1855) Onderzoek naar de kolen, gevonden langs het strand der Meeuwenbaai, residentie Bantam. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift van Nederlands-Indië, IX, p. 49
- Boachi, Aquasie (1856) Onderzoek naar het aanwezen van steenkolen in het terrein aan de Tjilaloekbaai (Preanger Regentschappen) . Natuurkundig Tijdschrift van Nederlands-Indie, XI, p. 461
- Boachi, Aquasie (1856) Mededeelingen over de Chinezen op het Eiland Java. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde, Volume 4, nr 2, pp. 303-307.