Person in history
Johan van Hulst
Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient (born 1911)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2018 · March 22
- Known as
- university teacher, politician, chess player, resistance fighter, and writer. Citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
Their story
Who they were
Johan Willem van Hulst was a Dutch school director, university professor, author, politician, chess player and centenarian. In 1943, with the help of the Dutch resistance and students of the nearby University of Amsterdam, he was instrumental in saving over 600 Jewish children from the nursery of the Hollandsche Schouwburg who were destined for deportation to Nazi concentration camps. For his humanitarian actions he received the Yad Vashem distinction Righteous Among the Nations from the State of Israel in 1973.
Early life
Educated at: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Early life Van Hulst was born on 28 January 1911 in Amsterdam, the son of Gerrit van Hulst and Geertruida Hofman. He studied psychology and pedagogy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam . In the meantime he worked as a teacher and mentor in Oudewater , Utrecht and Purmerend .
Path and career
Awards / honours: Righteous Among the Nations and Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion.
Why this date
Johan van Hulst appears on our March 22 calendar for 2018 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Johan van Hulst
When did Johan van Hulst die?
March 22 2018.
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