Jusuf Sjarif Badudu was born on March 19, 1926, in Gorontalo, and died on March, 12 2016, in Bandung West Java.
He was also known by the name of JS Badudu or juice Badudu.
He was an Indonesian language expert.
Badudu was a professor of linguistics at the University of Padjadjaran and widely known in the community as a host of Indonesian Development (1974-1979) in TVRI.
Jusuf Sjarif Badudu passed away at 89 yrs old.