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Johan van Hulst

1911 - 2018

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Johan Willem van Hulst (28 January 1911 – 22 March 2018) 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. Van Hulst served as Senator of the Netherlands from July 1956 to June 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan van Hulst is the 16,587th most popular politician (up from 16,645th in 2019), the 926th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 962nd in 2019) and the 124th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johan van Hulst ranks 16,587 out of 19,576. Before him are Yusuf Adil Shah, Erhard Busek, Marie Yovanovitch, Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, George Hearst, and Corine Mauch. After him are Pandeli Majko, Alfred Sant, Ernst Benda, Django Sissoko, Ann Richards, and Ted Stevens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Johan van Hulst ranks 361. Before him are Chris Berger, Ruth Hussey, Kristina Brenk, Ludwig Schuberth, Zheng Junli, and Yaşar Erkan. After him are Marie Kraja, Spike Jones, Nino Borsari, Jean Brichaut, József Moravetz, and Stephen McNally. Among people deceased in 2018, Johan van Hulst ranks 466. Before him are Nicanor de Carvalho, Emiliano Mondonico, Richard DeVos, Katie Boyle, Steven Bochco, and Ed King. After him are Sabit Hadžić, Wenceslao Padilla, Nikolai Pankin, Antonio Munguía, Carlo Vanzina, and John Perry Barlow.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Johan van Hulst ranks 926 out of 1,646. Before him are Frits Kuipers (1899), Dido Havenaar (1957), Xavi Simons (2003), Jan Poortvliet (1955), Bas Rutten (1965), and Remko Pasveer (1983). After him are Bryan Roy (1970), Gerard Joling (1960), Guus Kuijer (1942), Herman Rouwé (1943), Pieter van den Hoogenband (1978), and Rogier Blokland (1971).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Johan van Hulst ranks 124. Before him are Gijsbert van Tienhoven (1841), Joan Röell (1844), Els Borst (1932), Theo de Meester (1851), George van Rossem (1882), and Jeroen Dijsselbloem (1966). After him are Dick Quax (1948), Wopke Hoekstra (1975), Maxime Verhagen (1956), Rita Verdonk (1955), Anky van Grunsven (1968), and Hans van Baalen (1960).

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