Willem Arondéus | |
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| Born | Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus 22 August 1894 Naarden, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 July 1943 (aged 48) Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, writer |
| Known for | Member of the Dutch Resistance |
| Notable work | Matthijs Maris: de tragiek van den droom ('The Tragedy of the Dream') |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Willem Johan Cornelis Arondéus (22 August 1894 – 1 July 1943) was a Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement during World War II. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo. Arondéus was caught and executed soon after his arrest. Yad Vashem recognized Arondéus as Righteous Among the Nations.
Arondéus was openly gay before the war and defiantly asserted his sexual orientation before his execution. His last words were: "Tell people that homosexuals are not cowards."