Johan Burk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Johan Burk

Dutch rower

Date of Birth: 11-May-1887

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Profession: rower

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Johan Frederik Karel Hendrik Jacob Burk (born 11 May 1887 in Amsterdam – ?) was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Dutch boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours.
In 1914 he moved to Natal, South Africa, but shortly after emigrated to the United States.
He served in the US army during World War I and later worked as a clerk and bookkeeper in Brooklyn, New York.