Rudolph Cleveringa

Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa
Cleveringa (bust by Eja Siepman van den Berg)
Born(1894-04-02)2 April 1894
Died15 December 1980(1980-12-15) (aged 86)
NationalityDutch
Alma materLeiden University
Scientific career
Fieldslaw

Rudolph Pabus Cleveringa (2 April 1894, Appingedam, Netherlands – 15 December 1980, Oegstgeest, Netherlands) was a professor of law at Leiden University. He is known for his speech of 26 November 1940, in which he protested against the dismissal of Jewish colleagues ordered by the German occupation authorities.