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Frederik Jan (Frits) van Hall (8 May 1899 (Suikerfabriek Bodja near Semarang) – 18 January 1945 (
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Frederik Jan (Frits) van Hall (8 May 1899 (Suikerfabriek Bodja near Semarang) – 18 January 1945 (Gliwice
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)) was a Dutch sculptor executed for his role in the Dutch resistance in 1945.
Frits was born near Semarang in the Dutch East Indies. His family returned to the Netherlands in 1905. His sister, the dancer Suzy van Hall, was born in 1907.
His work includes the Van Heutsz monument, the Moerdijk monument and the decoration of the Enschede town hall.
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Den Haag
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File:Moerdijkbrug.jpg, Monument Moerdijkbrug 1978
File:Monument Indië-Nederland Amsterdam.jpg, ''Monument Indië-Nederland'', Amsterdam
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File:Bergen op zoom kunstwerk rechtvaardigheid.jpg, ''Rechtvaardigheid'', Bergen op Zoom
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File:Denhaag kunstwerk ulricus huber.jpg, ''Ulricus Huber'', Den Haag
File:Van Heutsz Amsterdam.jpg, Unveiling of the Van Heutsz memorial, 1935
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Frits van 1899 births 1945 deaths Dutch sculptors Dutch resistance members Resistance members killed by Nazi Germany Executed Dutch people People from Semarang