Gijs van Hall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gijs van Hall

Dutch politician

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1904

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 22-May-1977

Profession: politician, resistance fighter

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gijsbert van Hall (21 April 1904, in Amsterdam – 22 May 1977, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch politician and Mayor of Amsterdam between 1957 and 1967.
His brother, Walraven van Hall, was a banker and resistance leader during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.
Both were born into a prominent banking family in Amsterdam, with Gijs subject to infections of tuberculosis in his younger years.
He joined Kean Taylor & Co.
in 1928, then became Director of Labouchère and Co.
in 1948.
He became a senator in 1956 before being elected mayor the following year.