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Rijkens, Paul Carl

Date of birth:
September 14th, 1888 (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
Date of death:
April 19th, 1965 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

During the Second World War, Paul Rijkens, based in London, devoted himself to the interests of the Netherlands.

Functions between 1940-1945:
Chairman of the supervisory board of the London magazine Vrij Nederland
Member of the Extraordinary Advisory Board of the Dutch Government in Exile.
Chairman of a Dutch Study Group for Reconstruction Issues.

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Awarded on:
August 3rd, 1937
Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw - Ridder (NL.3)
Awarded on:
July 24th, 1959
For services related to Anglo-Dutch relations, in particular through his work for the Anglo-Dutch Trade Council.
Knights/Dames Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (K/DBE)

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