Sidney James van den Bergh
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Sidney James van den Bergh (October 25, 1898, Rotterdam
– September 25, 1977, Wassenaar
) was a Dutch
businessman, World War II military officer and politician, who was a senior manager of Unilever
and Minister of Defence
for the Netherlands in 1959.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
– September 25, 1977, Wassenaar
Wassenaar
Wassenaar is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. A fairly affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies 10 km north of that city on the N44 highway near the North Sea coast. It is part of the Haaglanden region...
) was a Dutch
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
businessman, World War II military officer and politician, who was a senior manager of Unilever
Unilever
Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....
and Minister of Defence
Ministry of Defence (Netherlands)
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence governs the Netherlands Armed Forces. The Minister is assisted by a State Secretary...
for the Netherlands in 1959.
Sources
- BERGH, Sidney James van den (1898–1977) in the Biografisch Woordenboek van NederlandBiografisch Woordenboek van NederlandThe Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland is a Dutch biographical dictionary, in which short biographies of well-known and less well-known but still notable Dutch people are listed....
(Dutch)