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| − | |description=[[Shell CEO]]. [[Bilderberg 1970]] | + | |description=[[Shell CEO]]. [[Bilderberg 1970]]. |
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|nationality=Dutch | |nationality=Dutch | ||
| − | |birth_date= | + | |birth_date=1910 |
|birth_place=Overschie | |birth_place=Overschie | ||
| − | |death_date= | + | |death_date=1983 |
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| − | |constitutes= | + | |alma_mater=Delft University of Technology |
| + | |constitutes=engineer, business executive | ||
|interests=Mathematics | |interests=Mathematics | ||
|birth_name=Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer | |birth_name=Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer | ||
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| − | }} | + | }}''Not to be confused with his more famous uncle, the Dutch mathematician with the same name, Luitzen Egbertus Jan "Bertus" Brouwer (1881-1966)''. |
| − | + | '''Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer''' was a Dutch petroleum executive. | |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
| + | His father was a [[geologist]] of international renown, his uncle, after whom he is named, a world-renowned [[mathematician]]. He himself graduated at the age of 21 in [[Delft University of Technology|Delft]] as a mining engineer.<ref>https://khmw.nl/wp-content/uploads/Jaarverslag-2020.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | After his studies, Brouwer joined the Batavian Petroleum Company, where he worked as a geologist organizer and manager in the [[Dutch East Indies|Far East]]. During [[World War 2]], as liaison officer to [[Douglas Mcarthur|General McArthur]]'s forces, he was involved in the recapture of Hollandia and other parts of the [[Dutch East Indies.]] | ||
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| + | From [[1946]] he filled increasingly responsible positions at the company. He ended his active career as president-director of the [[Royal Dutch Petroleum Company]] ([[Shell]]) in [[1971]]. After that, he remained attached to the 'Royal' for another ten years as a commissioner.<ref>https://khmw.nl/nieuwsarchief-222/</ref> | ||
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 Jan Brouwer    (engineer, business executive) | |
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| Born | Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer 1910 Overschie |
| Died | 1983 (Age 72) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology |
| Interests | Mathematics |
Not to be confused with his more famous uncle, the Dutch mathematician with the same name, Luitzen Egbertus Jan "Bertus" Brouwer (1881-1966).
Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer was a Dutch petroleum executive.
Background
His father was a geologist of international renown, his uncle, after whom he is named, a world-renowned mathematician. He himself graduated at the age of 21 in Delft as a mining engineer.[1]
Career
After his studies, Brouwer joined the Batavian Petroleum Company, where he worked as a geologist organizer and manager in the Far East. During World War 2, as liaison officer to General McArthur's forces, he was involved in the recapture of Hollandia and other parts of the Dutch East Indies.
From 1946 he filled increasingly responsible positions at the company. He ended his active career as president-director of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Shell) in 1971. After that, he remained attached to the 'Royal' for another ten years as a commissioner.[2]
