1. Willem Schermerhorn was a member of the Free-thinking Democratic League and later co-founder of the Labour Party.
10 Facts About Willem Schermerhorn
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Willem Schermerhorn was born on 17 December 1894 in Akersloot in the Dutch province of North Holland.
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Willem Schermerhorn grew up in a Protestant family of farmers.
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Willem Schermerhorn became professor of land surveying and geodesy at the Delft University of Technology on 7 September 1926.
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Willem Schermerhorn was a leader in photogrammetry and founder of the International Training Centre for Aerial Survey.
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Willem Schermerhorn remained professor until 1944, when he was removed by the German occupational forces because of his activities in the Dutch resistance.
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Willem Schermerhorn was interned by the German occupational forces as a hostage in Kamp Sint-Michielsgestel from May 1942 until December 1943.
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Willem Schermerhorn was the first Dutch Prime Minister who appointed civil servants with a political background, people like Koos Vorrink and Hendrik Brugmans.
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On 9 April 1919, Willem Schermerhorn married Barbara Rook.
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Willem Schermerhorn was killed during the Stalinist purges in 1937.