Nico de Haas
Illustration — Nico de Haas (1942) Nico de Haas (Amsterdam, 23 June 1907 – 1995) was a Dutch National-Socialist photographer, graphic designer, and artist. In November of 1936, Haas joined the National Socialist party as an editor for the editorial board of the newspaper NSB. Because of his previous beliefs, he no longer believed in an international socialism, but a national socialism. When Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940, he was promoted to editor in chief of De vakbewwging, which is the magazine NVV. This became the weekly newspaper for the SS in the Netherlands.
Also recorded as Nicolaas de Haas
Nico de Haas
- Full name
- Nicolaas de Haas.
- Born
- Nico de Haas was born on 23 June 1907. · Amsterdam.
- Died
- Nico de Haas died in 1995. · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Occupation
- poet · writer · photographer · graphic designer · architect · graphic artist
- Movements
- New Vision
- Honours
- Prijs D.V.K.
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Nico de Haas (1942) Nico de Haas (Amsterdam, 23 June 1907 – 1995) was a Dutch National-Socialist photographer, graphic designer, and artist. In November of 1936, Haas joined the National Socialist party as an editor for the editorial board of the newspaper NSB. Because of his previous beliefs, he no longer believed in an international socialism, but a national socialism. When Germany invaded the Netherlands in 1940, he was promoted to editor in chief of De vakbewwging, which is the magazine NVV. This became the weekly newspaper for the SS in the Netherlands.
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Not only was he an editor, he was also the designer for the coin and money that the Netherlands released during the war. Because of his position in the Socialist Party, De Haas was wanted for arrest after the war. Once he was arrested, De Haas managed to escape. He fled to Germany, before signing up for a French legion where he worked as a photographer. He was sent to French colonies such as Algeria and Vietnam. After this, he returned to Europe under a fake name. He died in 1995. During the German occupation of the Netherlands, he was responsible for the design of the Dutch coins and paper money. He was also the chief editor of the weekly magazine of the Nederlandsche SS, called Storm during two periods i.e. from April 1941 until December 1942 and from September 1944 until May 1945.
He also worked under the names Van Santduyn, Elkar Nickel van Santduyn and Elkar Nickel. The authorities additionally record the heading Nicolaas de Haas. His recorded language was Dutch.
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1907
Nico de Haas was born on 1 January 1907.
1995
Nico de Haas died on 1 January 2000.
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His work is associated with New Vision. He was employed by De Arbeiderspers, National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands and Nederlands Verbond van Vakverenigingen. He belonged to Vereeniging van Arbeiders-Fotografen and BKVK. Nico de Haas is recorded as poet, writer, photographer, graphic designer and architect. Recorded at birth as Nicolaas de Haas.
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