Antonie Augustus Bruijn entered the service of the Koninklijke Marine (Royal Dutch Navy) at an early age, as this was tradition in his family. Afteren ten years of his dedication to the Koninklijke in his family (Royal Dutch Navy), Bruijn was honourably discharged in 1867. After his retirement, he moved to Ternate, one of the most important harbour in Indonesia, in which he stayed several times during his service in the Navy.

In Ternate, A.A. Bruijn was known as a trader in naturalia. During his life in Ternate, He found many new species as well birds as other animals, which later were named after Bruijn. This made him have a great contribution in increasing knowledge on Biology. Who is Antonie Augustus Brujin actually? Let's find out