Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis^[b] (31 December 1846 – 18 November 1919) was a Dutch socialist politician and later a social anarchist and anti-militarist. He was a Lutheran preacher who, after he lost his faith, started a political fight for workers. He was a founder of the Dutch socialist movement and the first socialist in the Dutch parliament.

De zeer eerwaarde and The Honourable Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis MP
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 1 May 1888 – 15 September 1891
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Hendrik Pyttersen
Constituency	Schoterland
Personal details
Born	Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis 31 December 1846 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	18 November 1919(1919-11-18) (aged 72) Hilversum, Netherlands
Resting place	Westerveld [nl], Driehuis, North Holland, Netherlands
Political party	Social Democratic League (until 1897)
Spouses	Johanna Egberta Godthelp ​ ​ (before 1919)​ Johanna Adriana Verhagen ​ ​ (m. 1874; died 1877)​ Johanna Lulofs ​ ​ (m. 1870; died 1872)​
Children	8, including César
Residence	Burgemeester Schooklaan 20, Hilversum[a]
Occupation	Pastor Politician Writer Activist

Biography

Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis was born in Amsterdam, the son of Ferdinand Jacob Domela Nieuwenhuis, Lutheran pastor and professor of theology, and Henriette Frances Berry. When Nieuwenhuis was ten years old, his mother died. His brother was art collector Adriaan Jacob Domela Nieuwenhuis. His family added the second surname "Domela" in 1859.^[1]

Statue of Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis in Westerpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands by Johan Polet [nl] (1931)

After he died in Hilversum at the age of 72 on 18 November 1919, he was one of the first to be cremated and interred at Westerveld in Velsen. His funeral procession, attended by 12,000 sympathizers, traveled through Amsterdam.^[2]

See also

• Anarchism in the Netherlands

Notes

1. Residence in later years.
2. Dutch pronunciation: // ^ⓘ