Lambertus Neher (13 September 1889,
Amsterdam
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– 22 August 1967,
Voorst
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Population centres
* Appen (near a wood where nice walks can be taken)
* Bussloo (with a recreation centre with a small lake and beach)
* De Kar (near a motorway junction (A1, ...
) was a Dutch
politician
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and businessman.
For his active role in the
Dutch resistance in
World War II
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, he received an American honour, the
Medal of Freedom
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with Gold Palm, on April 9, 1953.
References
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Biographyin the
Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland
The ''Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland'' (BWN) is a Dutch biographical dictionary, in which short biographies of well-known and less well-known but still notable Dutch people are listed.
The BWN is the successor to the ''Nieuw Nederlandsch ...
*
Parlement.com biography
1889 births
1967 deaths
Businesspeople from Amsterdam
Dutch chief executives
Dutch resistance members
Ministers of Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands
Recipients of the Medal of Freedom
Articles containing video clips
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