Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1 May 1888 – 15 September 1891
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHendrik Pyttersen
ConstituencySchoterland
Personal details
Born
Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis

31 December 1846
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died18 November 1919(1919-11-18) (aged 72)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Resting placeWesterveld [nl], Driehuis, North Holland, Netherlands
Political partySocial Democratic League (until 1897)
Spouses
Johanna Egberta Godthelp
(before 1919)
Johanna Adriana Verhagen
(m. 1874; died 1877)
Johanna Lulofs
(m. 1870; died 1872)
Children8, including César
ResidenceBurgemeester Schooklaan 20, Hilversum[a]
Occupation
  • Pastor
  • Politician
  • Writer
  • Activist

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.
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