Nicolette Bruining | |
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| Born | Nicolette Adriana Bruining 27 August 1886 Stompetoren, Netherlands |
| Died | 12 April 1963 (aged 76) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | theologian, radio founder, educator and humanitarian |
| Years active | 1912–1956 |
| Known for | founding VPRO rescuing Jews from the Holocaust |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Nicolette Adriana Bruining (27 August 1886 – 12 April 1963) was a Dutch theologian and founding president of the Liberal Protestant Radio Broadcasting Corporation (Dutch: Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep) (VPRO). She was also a teacher and humanitarian, assisting Jews during the Second World War. Her aid was acknowledged by the state of Israel, which posthumously awarded her as Righteous Among the Nations in 1990.