Editing Multatuli (section)

==Legacy==
Multatuli was one of [[Sigmund Freud]]'s favorite writers; his name heads a list of 'ten good books' that Freud drew up in 1907.<ref>Freud, S. (1907). Contribution to a Questionnaire on Reading. ''The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Volume IX'' (1906–1908), 245–247.</ref> Several other writers from different generations were appreciative of Multatuli, like [[Karl Marx]], [[Anatole France]], [[Willem Elsschot]], [[Hermann Hesse]], [[Thomas Mann]], [[Heinrich Mann]] as well as [[Johanna van Gogh-Bonger|Johanna van Gogh]], and many first-wave feminists (suffragists).

In June 2002, the Dutch [[Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde]] (Society of Dutch Literature) proclaimed Multatuli the most important Dutch writer of all time.<ref>[https://www.dbnl.org/letterkunde/enquete/index.php De Nederlandse klassieken anno 2002 (accessed on 27 May 2022)]</ref>

The annual [[Multatuli Prize]], a Dutch literary prize, is named in his honor. The literary award [[Woutertje Pieterse Prijs]] is named after the character ''Woutertje Pieterse'' in Multatuli's ''De geschiedenis van Woutertje Pieterse''.

The [[Multatuli Museum (Netherlands)|Multatuli Museum]] is located in Amsterdam at Korsjespoortsteeg 20, where Eduard Douwes Dekker was born. Another [[Multatuli Museum (Indonesia)|Multatuli Museum]] was opened on 11 February 2018 in [[Rangkasbitung]], [[Lebak Regency]] in the province of [[Banten]], Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news |title=10 Hal yang Perlu Anda Ketahui Tentang Museum Multatuli |url=https://historia.id/politik/articles/10-hal-yang-perlu-anda-ketahui-tentang-museum-multatuli-vQNNX |access-date=3 February 2022 |work=Historia |date=14 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622171534/https://historia.id/politik/articles/10-hal-yang-perlu-anda-ketahui-tentang-museum-multatuli-vQNNX |archive-date=22 June 2020|language=id}}</ref>  Multatuli was [[cremation|cremated]] in [[Gotha]]. His ashes were later brought to the cemetery and crematorium Westerveld in [[Driehuis]].<ref>[https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/multatuli/ Website Gemeente Amsterdam, 2 March 2020]</ref> His wife Tine is buried in the Protestant section of [[San Michele Cemetery, Venice|the San Michele cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web|title= Burial lots/sections of the prominent deceased interred at the cemetery of San Michele (In Italian language)|url= https://www.comune.venezia.it/sites/comune.venezia.it/files/immagini/Ambiente/Elenco%20tombe%20personaggi%20illustri.pdf}}</ref>

An [[Indonesian Navy]] command ship was named {{KRI|Multatuli}} in honor of Eduard Douwes Dekker.