Dominique Willem Berretty
Dominique Willem Berretty | |
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| Born | November 20, 1891 |
| Died | December 20, 1934 (aged 43) near Rutbah Wells, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, media entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Aneta, Dutch East Indies’ first news agency |
| Spouse | 6 marriages |
| Children | Several, including son Dodo |
Dominique Willem Berretty (20 November 1891 – 20 December 1934) was a journalist, media entrepreneur from the Dutch East Indies. He was the founder of Aneta, the first news agency in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Berretty was one of the most prominent media figures in the colonial Dutch East Indies before World War II.
He died at the age of 43 in the 1934 KLM Douglas DC-2 crash.