Willem Hendrik Suringar

Dutch philanthropist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDutch philanthropist
A.K.A.W.H. Suringar
A.K.A.W.H. Suringar
PlacesNetherlands
wasJournalist Opinion journalist Jurist Politician Writer Philanthropist
Work fieldJournalism Law Literature Politics
Gender
Male
Birth1790
Death1872 (aged 82 years)
The details

Biography

Willem Hendrik Suringar (3 August 1790 – 17 September 1872) was a Dutch philanthropist who established the Netherlands Mettray, the equivalent of the French Mettray Penal Colony.

Selected publications

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