H. van Kol (1852–1925) was a Dutch Social Democratic politician and writer. Chinese-language public information on his life is limited; he is known to have traveled through the Dutch East Indies and to have written travel accounts based on that experience. The library holds one work by him, Dominica. Judging from the available information, his writing was connected to his political activities and social observation, and travel writing was an important part of his output, offering Dutch readers of the time firsthand accounts of overseas colonial life. Verifiable details about his education, specific posts, other works, and literary standing remain scarce and await further research.
