He was distinguished himself by his bibliographical studies, more especially by his several works on the history of colonization in Asia.^[1]

Among these the most noteworthy are: De Opkomst van het nederlandsch Gezag in Oost-Indie (1886); De Vestiging der Portugeezen, in Indie (1873), and other books on the early Portuguese colonization in Maritime Southeast Asia.^[1]

Cornelis Petrus Tiele was his brother.^[1]

Attribution:

•   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tiele, Cornelis Petrus s.v. Pieter Anton Tiele". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 963.

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