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May 11, 1911 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands Died on 12 Apr 1981 (aged 69)
Dutch humanist
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About Jaap Van Praag
- Jacob Philip (Jaap) van Praag (born 11 May 1911 in Amsterdam – died 12 April 1981 in Utrecht) was a Dutch humanist who played a prominent role in establishing the Dutch Humanist League.
- He was its chairman from 1946 to 1969.
- And, from 1954 to 1974, he was a member of a provincial Executive. Van Praag was one of the first professors in Humanist studies in University of Leiden (1964–1979).
- He played a major role in the founding of the International Humanist and Ethical Union and was its chairman from inception in 1952 until 1975.
