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Jérôme Louis Heldring (; 21 December 1917 – 27 April 2013) was a Dutch
journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...
. He was columnist (1953–2012) and editor-in-chief (1968–1972) of the newspapers ''
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
'' and ''
NRC Handelsblad ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
''.


Biography

Jérôme Louis Heldring was born on 21 December 1917 in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
, Netherlands. Heldring started to write columns in ''
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
'' (NRC) in 1953. From 1960 onwards, his column was called ''Dezer dagen'' (''Our Days''). In 1968, he became the
editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of the NRC, which merged with ''
Algemeen Handelsblad ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
'' in 1970 to form ''
NRC Handelsblad ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
''. He stayed on as editor-in-chief until 1972. He was one of the most influential political commentators in the Netherlands. His intellectual position was
conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...
See: Martin van Amerongen, 'Achttien stellingen over het conservatisme', in
''De Groene Amsterdammer'', 24 February 2001
See also: Stan de Jong, 'Conservatieven komen uit de kast', in

 and he was concerned with the history of civilization; his intellectual outlook was skeptical, detached, and precise. He stopped writing his column for ''NRC Handelsblad'' on 5 April 2012, stating he did not have any more inspiration to write. He died a year later, on 27 April 2013 in
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.


Bibliography

* 1964: ''Democratie in debat'' (Debating democracy) * 1968: ''Spanning en ontspanning na Tsjechoslowakije'' (Entente and détente after Czechoslovakia) * 1975: ''Het verschil met anderen'' (The difference with others) * 1978: ''Ontspanning door Oostelijke en Westelijke bril'' (Détente, seen through Eastern and Western glasses) * 1985: ''Geschiedenis na 1945'' (History after 1945) * 1986: ''Andermans veren. Uit de citatenverzameling van J.L. Heldring'' (Another person's feathers) * 1989: ''Een dilettant'' (A dilettante) * 1993: ''De taal op zichzelf is niets'' (Language by itself is nothing) * 2003:
Heel ons fundament kraakt, en andere kanttekeningen
' (Our whole foundation is cracking, and other annotations) * 2013: ''Dezer dagen'' (These Days)


References


Further reading

*''De conservatieve uitdaging : de scepsis van J.L. Heldring'', Prometheus, 2003 (The conservative challenge. The skepticism of J.L. Heldring) *''Dezer jaren : buitenlands beleid & internationale werkelijkheid : beschouwingen aangeboden aan J.L. Heldring bij diens afscheid als directeur van het Nederlands Genootschap voor Internationale Zaken'', In den Toren, 1982 (One of those years. Foreign Policy and International Reality. Reflections presented to J.L. Heldring at the occasion of resigning his position as Director of the Netherlands Society for International Affairs - NIGZ)


External links

*
Profile of J.L. Heldring
at the
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*
Columns by J.L. Heldring
at ''
NRC Handelsblad ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
'' * Mark Kranenburg,
Voormalig NRC-hoofdredacteur Heldring (1917-2013) overleden
, ''
NRC Handelsblad ''NRC'', previously called ''NRC Handelsblad'' (), is a daily morning newspaper published in the Netherlands by NRC Media. It is generally accepted as a newspaper of record in the Netherlands. History ''NRC Handelsblad'' was first published on ...
'', 2013. {{DEFAULTSORT:Heldring, Jerome Louis 1917 births 2013 deaths Dutch columnists Dutch journalists Dutch newspaper editors Writers from Amsterdam Leiden University alumni