Piet Roozenburg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Piet Roozenburg

Dutch draughts player

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1924

Place of Birth: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 27-Apr-2003

Profession: draughts player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Piet Roozenburg (24 October 1924 in Rotterdam – 27 April 2003 in Ochten) was a draughts player from the Netherlands. He was an important figure in the game, having been the world's draughts champion in 1948, 1951, 1952 and 1954.
He created the "Roozenburg system" of play and wrote on the game.
He was named Dutch sportsman of the year in 1948. In his professional life he worked as an economist.
His brother Wim was also a successful draughts player.