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Personal data Alexander Nicolaas "Lex Gerritsen" Gerritsen

Nickname is Lex Gerritsen.
He was born on November 29, 1913 in 's-Gravenhage, Nederland.
(deceased) .
He died on May 18, 2009 in West Lafayette, he was 95 years old.
A child of Sander Gerritsen and Gerritje van der Willik
This information was last updated on January 3, 2014.

Household of Alexander Nicolaas "Lex Gerritsen" Gerritsen

He is married to Jacqueline Koolhaas.

They got married on September 27, 1943 at Leiden, Nederland, he was 29 years old.

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Notes about Alexander Nicolaas "Lex Gerritsen" Gerritsen

Alexander Nicolaas Gerritsen, 96, West Lafayette, and Allenspark, Colo., diedMonday,May 18, 2009 at University Place.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Jacqueline Koolhaas Gerritsen, his children,RobGerritsen, Philadelphia, Pa.; Jeroen (Jingyee Kou) Gerritsen,Baltimore,M.D.;his grandchildren, Keith (Kate Sundeen), Corey (Sara Elice), Jeffrey,Tristan,and Alida Gerritsen; two sisters-in-law; and a brother-in-lawin TheNetherlands.
He was born Nov. 29, 1913, in The Hague, The Netherlands to Sander GerritsenandGerritje van der Willik. He earned a bachelor's degree in physics fromLeidenUniversityin 1933 and was accepted there for further graduate study. However,World WarII intervened, and he was mobilized into the NetherlandsArmy in 1938as a medic.After the Dutch capitulation in May 1940, he went back to the universityto resumehis studies. He managed to continue his scientificresearch duringthe war years,and also joined the Dutch Resistance movement, for whom he smuggledforged documentsand contraband, for assistance toJews and Resistance fightersin hiding. Atthe university he met Jacqueline Koolhaas, and they married in1943. After thewar, he was able to resume hisstudies in full and obtainedhis Ph.D. in physicsin 1948. He was appointed Instructor at Leiden Universityat that time.
In 1956, he was appointed Assistant Professor at Purdue, and the family movedtoWest Lafayette. There he taught and continued his research in low temperaturephysics,studyingthe electromagnetic properties of transistors and semiconductorsattemperatures colder than -196 ÀC (-321 ÀF). He always supported the arts,withabidinginterests in classical music, architecture, and visual arts. Heencouragedhis wife in her development as an Indiana artist.
He retired from Purdue University in 1979 as Emeritus Professor of Physics, andspentsummers in Allenspark, Colo. There, he became involved with theRockyRidge MusicCenter. He was on Rocky Ridge's board of directors for many years,and chairmanduring the 1990's.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Nicolaas Gerritsen

Sander Gerritsen
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Gerritje van der Willik
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Alexander Nicolaas Gerritsen
1913-2009

1943

Jacqueline Koolhaas
1912-2010



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Historical events

Birthday November 29, 1913
Day of marriage September 27, 1943
Day of death May 18, 2009

Birthday November 29, 1913

The temperature on November 29, 1913 was between 8.2 °C and 10.6 °C and averaged 9.3 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
In the year 1913: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.1 million citizens.
- January 3 » An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading for a non-tropical system in the continental United States.
- January 5 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.
- February 3 » The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax.
- February 20 » King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
- March 4 » First Balkan War: The Greek army engages the Turks at Bizani, resulting in victory two days later.
- December 24 » The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan results in the deaths of 73 Christmas party participants (including 59 children) when someone falsely yells "fire".

Day of marriage September 27, 1943

The temperature on September 27, 1943 was between 3.3 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 7.8 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (36%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
In the year 1943: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- June 3 » In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots.
- June 4 » A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo.
- June 19 » The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II.
- July 4 » World War II: In Gibraltar, a Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashes into the sea in an apparent accident moments after takeoff, killing sixteen passengers on board, including general Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and the Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile; only the pilot survives.
- July 9 » World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily soon causes the downfall of Mussolini and forces Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.
- July 19 » World War II: Rome is heavily bombed by more than 500 Allied aircraft, inflicting thousands of casualties.

Day of death May 18, 2009

The temperature on May 18, 2009 was between 9.4 °C and 18.3 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 10.5 hours of sunshine (66%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
In the year 2009: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 16.5 million citizens.
- February 7 » Bushfires in Victoria leave 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.
- June 1 » General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history.
- June 10 » James Wenneker von Brunn, who was 88-years-old, opened fire inside the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and fatally shot Museum Special Police Officer Stephen Tyrone Johns. Other security guards returned fire, wounding von Brunn, who was apprehended.
- August 10 » Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history.
- August 19 » A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
- October 10 » Armenia and Turkey sign the Zurich Protocols, intended to normalize relations. However, they are never ratified by either side.

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