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Eelco van Kleffens

Eelco van Kleffens was a Dutch politician, diplomat, jurist, writer, ambassador and foreign minister (1894–1983). He was born at Heerenveen and died at Sintra.

Also recorded as Eelco Nicolaas Van Kleffens; E. N. van Kleffens.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens.

Born at Heerenveen in 1894, died at Sintra in 1983.

Identity and origins

Eelco van Kleffens was recorded at birth as Eelco Nicolaas van Kleffens. The authorities additionally record the headings Eelco Nicolaas Van Kleffens and E. N. van Kleffens. His recorded language was Dutch.

He married Margaret Helen van Kleffens-Horstmann.

Career and activity

Recorded positions include Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister without Portfolio and ambassador. He belonged to Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He worked at Amsterdam.

Recognition and collections

Work by Eelco van Kleffens is held by Museum Slot Loevestein, National Museum Paleis het Loo, Museon-Omniversum and Dutch Resistance Museum.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Kleffens, Eelco Nicolaas van, (17 Nov. 1894–17 June 1983), Netherlands Minister of State (life), 1950, Who Was Who, 2007. Juggernaut over Holland: The Dutch Foreign Minister’s Personal Story of the Invasion of the Netherlands, <i>by Eelco N. van Kleffens</i>, Political Science Quarterly, 1941. KLEFFENS, EELCO NICOLAAS VAN. Juggernaut Over Holland. Pp. x, 195. New York: Columbia University Press, 1940. $2.00, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1941.

In detail

Eelco van Kleffens studied at Leiden University and Erasmus University Rotterdam. the recorded working language is Dutch.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Amsterdam. Positions recorded include Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister without Portfolio. Membership is recorded of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Work by Eelco van Kleffens is recorded in the collections of Museum Slot Loevestein, National Museum Paleis het Loo, Museon-Omniversum and Dutch Resistance Museum.

Chronology

  1. 1894Eelco van Kleffens born at Heerenveen.
  2. 1983Eelco van Kleffens died at Sintra.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Eelco van Kleffens”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q784822: Eelco van Kleffens

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