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Edy Korthals Altes
Edy J. Korthals Altes, (5 March 1924 – 25 December 2021) was a Dutch diplomat who, in 1986, resigned from his ambassador post in Madrid in connection with his public stand on the arms race. Altes was born in Vught, Netherlands on 5 March 1924. He studied economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam, and married Deetje Meijer in 1950. Altes died on 25 December 2021, at the age of 97. Career in Foreign Service *Served in New York; Colombo; Paris (Economic Committee of the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation) *The Hague; Bonn (1962–1967) CounsellorPress/Cultural Affairs *Rome (1967–1970) Counsellor Economic Affairs *Djakarta (1970–1972) Minister Plenipotentiary-Deputy Head of Mission *Brussels (1973–1977) Deputy Permanent Representative European Communities *Warsaw (1977–1980) Ambassador; The Hague (1980–1982) Head of Foreign Service *Madrid (1983–1986) Ambassador Memberships After 1986, Edy Korthals Altes was an outspoken proponent of global peace and se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vught
Vught () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, and lies just south of the industrial and administrative centre of 's-Hertogenbosch. Many commuters live in the municipality, and the town of Vught was once named "Best place to live" by the Dutch magazine ''Elsevier (magazine), Elsevier''. Population centres *Cromvoirt *Helvoirt *Vught Topography ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Vught, 2021'' History Early history The first mention of Vught in the historical record dates to the eleventh century. By the fourteenth century, the Teutonic Order had acquired the parish and set up a commandery (feudalism) across from the Saint Lambert Church. In 1328, the residents of Vught were granted the right of municipality by the Duke of Brabant. Eighty Years War During the Eighty Years War Vught was the site of struggles between Catholic interests and the troops of William the Silent, William of Orange. The Saint Lambert Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
