Willem Jan van Dedem

Willem Jan van Dedem
Born
Willem Jan van Dedem tot den Bergh[1]

(1776-03-18)18 March 1776
Zwolle, Dutch Republic
Died21 November 1851(1851-11-21) (aged 75)
Nieuwleusen, Netherlands
Occupation(s)lawyer, landowner, taxation officer
Known forDedemsvaart (town) and Dedemsvaart [nl] (canal)

Willem Jan, Baron van Dedem tot de Rollecate (18 March 1776 – 21 November 1851) was a Dutch lawyer, landowner and taxation officer who was responsible for the peat excavation in south-east Drenthe and north-east Overijssel. The canal [nl] and town of Dedemsvaart are named after van Dedem.

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