Anton Colijn
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Antonie Hendrikus Colijn (Ambarawa
, April 13, 1894 - Muntok
, March 11, 1945) was a Dutch amateur mountaineer who in 1936 led the Carstensz Expedition
, being the first to climb the Carstenszgebergte in New Guinea.
Anton was the third son of the Hendrikus Colijn
, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
in 1925 and 1926.
Ambarawa
Ambarawa is a market town located between Semarang and Salatiga in Central Java, Indonesia.Ambarawa was an important connecting rail link providing a cog railway connecting through Central Java as far as Yogyakarta via Magelang. The Semarang-Ambarawa-Magelang line was fully operational until 1977...
, April 13, 1894 - Muntok
Muntok
Muntok or, more commonly, Mentok is a town in the Indonesian province of Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia. Muntok is the capital of the West Bangka Regency...
, March 11, 1945) was a Dutch amateur mountaineer who in 1936 led the Carstensz Expedition
Carstensz Expedition
The Carstensz Expedition was made in 1936 by Anton Colijn, Jean Jacques Dozy and Frits Wissel. They left on October 29, 1936 from Aika, a town on the southern coast of Dutch New Guinea on December 24 and returned. The aim of the expedition was reached by climbing the highest peak of the...
, being the first to climb the Carstenszgebergte in New Guinea.
Anton was the third son of the Hendrikus Colijn
Hendrikus Colijn
Hendrikus Colijn was a successful Dutch soldier, businessman and politician.-Early life:He was born in 1869 in the Haarlemmermeer to Antonie Colijn and Anna Verkuil, who had migrated to the Haarlemmermeer polder from the Land of Heusden and Altena for religious reasons...
, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Prime Minister of the Netherlands
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands. He is the de facto head of government of the Netherlands and coordinates the policy of the government...
in 1925 and 1926.
Literature
- Ballard, Chris, Steven Vink and Anton Ploeg, Race to the Snow; Photography and the Exploration of Dutch New Guinea, 1907-1936. Amsterdam: KIT Publishers, 2001