Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis

Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1 May 1888  15 September 1891
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byHendrik Pyttersen
ConstituencySchoterland
Personal details
Born
Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis

31 December 1846
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died18 November 1919(1919-11-18) (aged 72)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Resting placeWesterveld [nl], Driehuis, North Holland, Netherlands
Political partySocial Democratic League (until 1897)
Spouses
Johanna Egberta Godthelp
(before 1919)
    Johanna Adriana Verhagen
    (m. 1874; died 1877)
      Johanna Lulofs
      (m. 1870; died 1872)
      Children8, including César
      ResidenceBurgemeester Schooklaan 20, Hilversum
      Occupation
      • Pastor
      • Politician
      • Writer
      • Activist

      Ferdinand Jacobus Domela Nieuwenhuis (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.