Hesse was born in Amsterdam as the son of Jacques Hesse and Antonia Elisabeth Schmand.[4] He was married to Anna Hesse-Slauderhof and worked together with her.[5]
^van Rhijn, J. (1970). Rotterdam van A tot Z: over personen, gebeurtenissen en instellingen van toen en nu in woord en beeld (in Dutch). Kruseman. p. 218. OCLC13134935.