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==Country==
 
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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
 
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Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Actor, activist.  Formed the first homosexual social and arts group in the country, Centre for Culture and Recreation ('COC Nederland') in an effort to show the normalcy of the gay population.  Knighted by the government for his fight for the emancipation of homosexuals.
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Actor, activist.  Formed the first homosexual social and arts group in the country, Centre for Culture and Recreation ('COC Nederland') in an effort to show the normalcy of the gay population.  Resistance fighter during the war.  Knighted by the government for his fight for the emancipation of homosexuals.
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* http://www.biografischportaal.nl/en/persoon/96392991
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* http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioe1/engels01.html
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Revision as of 19:37, 13 October 2014

Nico Engelschman

Country

Netherlands

Birth - Death

1913 - 1988

Occupation

Entertainment

Notable Achievements

Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Description

Actor, activist. Formed the first homosexual social and arts group in the country, Centre for Culture and Recreation ('COC Nederland') in an effort to show the normalcy of the gay population. Resistance fighter during the war. Knighted by the government for his fight for the emancipation of homosexuals.

Further Reading/Research


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