Jan P. Strijbos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jan P. Strijbos

Dutch activist

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1891

Place of Birth: Haarlem, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 10-May-1983

Profession: photographer, ornithologist, journalist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Jan P. Strijbos

  • Jan Pieter "Jan P." Strijbos (March 14, 1891 – May 10, 1983) was a Dutch naturalist, cineast, photographer, journalist, writer and public speaker of the nature (and birds in particular) protection movement. Strijbos grew up in Haarlem and initially worked as an architectural engineer.
  • He became more and more interested in birds and chose to start publishing on the subject in 1927.
  • Daily newspapers such as Het Parool and De Telegraaf frequently reserved space for his popular columns.
  • His first major work was the first part of What's that bird called (Dutch: Hoe heet die vogel?), followed by part two in 1930.
  • He also wrote a richly illustrated book on the breeding of the grey heron before becoming involved in photography.
  • His most notable achievement in that field was the material he created in the pre-war great cormorant colony in Lekkerkerk.
  • He also created visual material for the promotion of his cause, which he mainly used for his lectures.
  • His friend and Nobel prize winning ethologist Niko Tinbergen characterised him in a preface he has written for Strijbos' 1956 book about South Africa as follows: "(...) the tramp, the carefree enjoyer, the admirer, the minstrel, and the ambassadeur of all things living, the witty conversationalist".

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