David van Embden
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David van Embden was a Dutch
politician, first for the Free-thinking Democratic League , later for the Labour Party
(Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA).
He studied law at the municipal university of Amsterdam and in 1901, he graduated cum laude. Raised in the Portuguese-Jewish community in the Netherlands, in 1905 he married a Christian. From 1905 to 1941 he was professor of economics and statistics at the municipal university of Amsterdam.
From 1905 he was a party worker for the VDB in the Dutch House of Representatives. From 1910 to 1916 he was a member of the Amsterdam provincial parliament. From 1918 to 1946 he was member of the Senate. His sister was at that time also a member of parliament for the VDB. As a member of parliament he was a proponent of national disarmament. His pacifism was strongly influenced by his religious conviction. He also advocated decolonization, and progressive social and economic programs.
After the Germans
invaded the Netherlands on May 10, 1940 in the Second World War, van Embden fled during the night of May 13-14, 1940 to the United Kingdom
. After the war, in 1946, he joined the Labour Party (PvdA). He became also member of the party's governing board for Amsterdam-East. He also resumed his professorship. Van Embden died in 1962.
He was a very popular person.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
politician, first for the Free-thinking Democratic League , later for the Labour Party
Labour Party (Netherlands)
The Labour Party , is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands. Since the 2003 Dutch General Election, the PvdA has been the second largest political party in the Netherlands. The PvdA was a coalition member in the fourth Balkenende cabinet following 22 February 2007...
(Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA).
He studied law at the municipal university of Amsterdam and in 1901, he graduated cum laude. Raised in the Portuguese-Jewish community in the Netherlands, in 1905 he married a Christian. From 1905 to 1941 he was professor of economics and statistics at the municipal university of Amsterdam.
From 1905 he was a party worker for the VDB in the Dutch House of Representatives. From 1910 to 1916 he was a member of the Amsterdam provincial parliament. From 1918 to 1946 he was member of the Senate. His sister was at that time also a member of parliament for the VDB. As a member of parliament he was a proponent of national disarmament. His pacifism was strongly influenced by his religious conviction. He also advocated decolonization, and progressive social and economic programs.
After the Germans
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
invaded the Netherlands on May 10, 1940 in the Second World War, van Embden fled during the night of May 13-14, 1940 to the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. After the war, in 1946, he joined the Labour Party (PvdA). He became also member of the party's governing board for Amsterdam-East. He also resumed his professorship. Van Embden died in 1962.
He was a very popular person.