Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis[lower-alpha 2] (31 December 1846 – 18 November 1919) was a Dutch socialist politician and later a social anarchist and anti-militarist. He was a Lutheran preacher who, after he lost his faith, started a political fight for workers. He was a founder of the Dutch socialist movement and the first socialist in the Dutch parliament.

De zeer eerwaarde and The Honourable
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
MP
Member of the Dutch House of Representatives
In office
1 May 1888 – 15 September 1891
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHendrik Pyttersen
ConstituencySchoterland
Personal details
Born
Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis

31 December 1846
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Died18 November 1919(1919-11-18) (aged 72)
Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
Resting placeWesterveld [nl], Driehuis, North Holland, Netherlands
Political partySocial Democratic League (SDB) (until 1897)
Spouses
Johanna Egberta Godthelp
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(before 1919)​
    Johanna Adriana Verhagen
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    (m. 1874; died 1877)​
      Johanna Lulofs
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      (m. 1870; died 1872)​
      Children8, including César
      ResidenceBurgemeester Schooklaan 20, Hilversum[lower-alpha 1]
      Occupation
      • Pastor
      • Politician
      • Writer
      • Activist

      Biography

      Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis was born in Amsterdam, the son of Ferdinand Jacob Domela Nieuwenhuis, Lutheran pastor and professor of theology, and Henriette Frances Berry. When Nieuwenhuis was ten years old, his mother died. His brother was art collector Adriaan Jacob Domela Nieuwenhuis. His family added the second surname "Domela" in 1859.[1]

      Statue of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis in Westerpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands by Johan Polet (1931)

      After he died in Hilversum at the age of 72 on 18 November 1919, he was one of the first to be cremated and interred at Westerveld in Velsen. His funeral procession, attended by 12,000 sympathizers, traveled through Amsterdam.[2]

      References

      Notes

      1. Residence in later years.
      2. Dutch pronunciation: // ⓘ

      Citations

      1. Parlement.com
      2. NRC, 22 November 1919, avondblad
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