Nama Lengkap : Pramoedya Ananta Toer
Alias : Pram | Toer
Tempat Lahir : Blora, jawa Barat
Tanggal Lahir : Jumat, 6 Februari 1925
Zodiac : Aquarius
Warga Negara : Indonesia
Ayah : M. Toer
Istri : Maemunah Thamrin
Pram adalah salah satu sastrawan besar yang pernah dimiliki oleh Indonesia
PENDIDIKAN
- SD Institut Boedi Oetomo (IBO), Blora
- Radio Vakschool 3 selama 6 bulan, Surabaya
- Kelas Stenografi, Chuo Sangi-In, satu tahun, Jakarta
- Kelas dan Seminar Perekonomian dan Sosiologi oleh Drs. Mohammad Hatta, Maruto Nitimihardjo
- Taman Dewasa: Sekolah ini ditutup oleh Jepang, 1942-1943
- Sekolah Tinggi Islam: Kelas Filosofi dan Sosiologi, Jakarta
KARIR
- Juru ketik di Kantor Berita Domei, Jakarta, 1942-1944
- Instruktur kelas stenografi di Domei
- Editor Japanese-Chinese War Chronicle di Domei
- Reporter dan Editor untuk Majalah Sadar, Jakarta, 1947
- Editor di Departemen Literatur Modern Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, 1951-1952
- Editor rubrik budaya di Surat Kabar Lentera, Bintang Timur, Jakarta, 1962-1965
- Fakultas Sastra Universitas Res Publica (sekarang Trisakti), Jakarta, 1962-1965
- Akademi Jurnalistik Dr. Abdul Rivai, 1964-1965
PENGHARGAAN
- Freedom to Write Award dari PEN American Center, AS, 1988
- Penghargaan dari The Fund for Free Expression, New York, AS, 1989
- Wertheim Award, "for his meritorious services to the struggle for emancipation of Indonesian people", dari The Wertheim Fondation, Leiden, Belanda, 1995
- Ramon Magsaysay Award, "for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Arts, in recognation of his illuminating with briliant stories the historical awakening, and modern experience of Indonesian people", dari Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, Manila, Filipina, 1995
- UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize, "in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion of tolerance and non-violence" dari UNESCO, Perancis, 1996
- Doctor of Humane Letters, "in recognition of his remarkable imagination and distinguished literary contributions, his example to all who oppose tyranny, and his highly principled struggle for intellectual freedom" dari Universitas Michigan, Madison, AS, 1999
- Chancellor's distinguished Honor Award, "for his outstanding literary archievements and for his contributions to ethnic tolerance and global understanding", dari Universitas California, Berkeley, AS, 1999
- Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Letters, dari Le Ministre de la Culture et de la Communication Republique, Paris, Perancis, 1999
- New York Foundation for the Arts Award, New York, AS, 2000
- Fukuoka Cultural Grand Prize (Hadiah Budaya Asia Fukuoka), Jepang, 2000
- The Norwegian Authors Union, 2004
- Centenario Pablo Neruda, Chili, 2004