duly recorded his departure on 'Hr Ms Tasman, with Saigon as ultimate destination via Sidney. Legacy Many former pupils have affectionately recorded their memories of their former headmaster (follow link below). In essence he was labeled strict but fair. Remarkably, in 1932 he supported the formation of a student association "Spes patriae" which formulated first thoughts about an independent Indonesian state, in close collaboration with the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Many high-ranking officials of the later Republic of Indonesia got their higher education at the HBS in Bandoeng. A unique publication was a scientific analysis of the results of the school where he was the director, entitled "De resultaten van het onderwijs". In this study, he applied scientific methods and a statistical analytical approach to the results of his students. This allowed for practical feedback to the teachers involved, and constituted one of the first scientific studies into the educational field. Gisolf admired Molengraaff so much that he named his youngest son after Molengraaff (Gustaaf Adolf Frederik Gisolf). References External links Picture, a short biography and pages on his family 1884 births 1944 deaths Delft University of Technology alumni 20th-century Dutch geologists Leiden University alumni Scientists from Rotterdam Dutch people who died in Japanese internment camps Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies