Career
He was sent by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond, a Christian missionary agency which established in Netherlands. Antonie Aris van de Loosdrecht send by Gereformeerde Zendingsbond to work in Dutch East Indies. He was the first missionary who arrived in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Dutch East Indies.
There he built many schools.
He also wrote books in Torajan languange for the students.