Nico Engelschman

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.

See Also

• Early European LGBTQ Activists
• LGBTQ Members of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.biografischportaal.nl/en/persoon/96392991
• http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioe1/engels01.html

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