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Peter Sitsen
Petrus Hendrik Willem "Peter" Sitsen (November 1, 1885 – January 21, 1945) was a military officer, building contractor and public servant in colonial Indonesia. He was the architect of Indonesia's industrialisation policies during 1937–1942 and 1946–1950. 1885–1911: Early life and military career Sitsen was born in Bergen op Zoom on 11 January 1885 as the third of six children of Adrianus Wilhelmus Sitsen (1854–1900), a public school head master, and Maria Elisabeth van Mechelen (1856–1934). Sitsen completed high school in 1901 and continued studying engineering at the Royal Military Academy (Koninklijke Militaire Academie, KMA) in Breda. After graduating, Sitsen left for Indonesia in January 1907 to serve his contract in the colonial army (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, KNIL). His first posting was as 2nd lieutenant in Kutaraja (now Banda Aceh) in Northern Sumatra. By 1910 he was stationed as 1st lieutenant in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia (now Jakarta). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen Op Zoom
Bergen op Zoom (; called ''Berrege'' in the local dialect) is a municipality and a city located in the south of the Netherlands. Etymology The city was built on a place where two types of soil meet: sandy soil and marine clay. The sandy soil pushed against the marine clay, accumulating and forming hills over several centuries. People called those hills the ''Brabantse Wal'', literally meaning "ramparts of Brabant". ''Zoom'' refers to the border of these ramparts and ''bergen'' in Dutch means mountains or hills. The name has nothing to do with the little channel, the ‘Zoom’, which was later built through Bergen op Zoom. History Bergen op Zoom was granted city status probably in 1212. In 1287 the city and its surroundings became a lordship as it was separated from the lordship of Breda. The lordship was elevated to a margraviate in 1559. Several noble families, including the House of Glymes, ruled Bergen op Zoom in succession until 1795, although the title was only nomina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
