Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis[b] (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.
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1 May 1888 – 15 September 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Hendrik Pyttersen |
| Constituency | Schoterland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis 31 December 1846 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 18 November 1919 (aged 72) Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Resting place | Westerveld [nl], Driehuis, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Political party | Social Democratic League (until 1897) |
| Spouses | Johanna Egberta Godthelp
(before 1919)Johanna Adriana Verhagen
(m. 1874; died 1877)Johanna Lulofs
(m. 1870; died 1872) |
| Children | 8, including César |
| Residence | Burgemeester Schooklaan 20, Hilversum[a] |
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Biography
editFerdinand 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]
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]
See also
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editNotes
- ^ Residence in later years.
- ^ Dutch pronunciation: //
Citations
- ^ Parlement.com
- ^ NRC, 22 November 1919, avondblad
External links
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- Works by Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis at the Internet Archive
- Works by Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis at Marxists Internet Archive
- (in Dutch) Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis in Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland (BWSA)
- Wolfram Beyer: The flaw in the peoples‘ army, in: Peace News No 2447, London June–August 2002 (Kontroverse Karl Liebknecht / Domela Nieuwenhuis), online
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