Resident Author
Dennis De Witt
Dennis De Witt is a 5th generation Malacca Dutch-Eurasian, born and raised in the historic town of Malacca. His passion lies in subjects relating to the history of Malacca and Dutch influences in Malaysia.
Dennis De Witt has spent the past two decades actively engaging in
all matters relating to the Dutch, Malaysia and its shared
history. He has participated, spoken and presented papers in
various academic, private and public seminars and events organized
by the Malaysian National Archives, and the Royal Netherlands
Embassy in Malaysia, the Malacca Museums Corporation, the
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Taylor’s University Lakeside
Campus, and Universiti Teknologi MARA. Furthermore, he has
contributed papers for the Journal of Malaysian Biographies and
written articles for several notable newspapers and magazines.
He is a registered speaker with the Malaysian Tourism Development
Council and has given lectures on the history of the Dutch
influence in Malaysia to the Heritage Group-Malaysian Tourist
Guide Council and the Malacca Tour Guide's Association.
De Witt is the author of History of the Dutch in Malaysia,
Melaka from the Top,
Historical Tombstones and Graves at St. Paul's Hill Malacca, Legends of the Secret Tunnels of Malacca and
Strange and Paranormal Tales from Malacca.
In 2009, De Witt was named as the winner of the ‘Dutch incentive
prize for Genealogy’ for his book ‘History of the Dutch in
Malaysia’ and received his prize in the Netherlands. He was the
first-ever recipient of this prize who is not a Dutch citizen.
