Dirk Pieter Spierenburg was a Dutch

Netherlands

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 politician and diplomat. He was born on 4 February 1909 in Rotterdam

Rotterdam

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 (Netherlands

Netherlands

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 and died on 27 August 2001. He was a member of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community

European Coal and Steel Community

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, serving in the Monnet Authority

Monnet Authority

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 from 1952 and was in charge of external relations. He later wrote the Spierenburg report on reform in 1979 of the European Commission

European Commission

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which was only partly heeded.