Family tree Van Willigen » Thomas Anthony van der Willigen (1866-1936)
Personal data Thomas Anthony van der Willigen
- He was born on August 4, 1866 in Twello.
- Profession: Directeur Humphrys and Glasgow vest.vasteland van Europa..
- He died on March 28, 1936 in Antwerpen (B), he was 69 years old.
- A child of Volkert Simon Maarten van der Willigen and Susanna Antoinetta van der Hell
- This information was last updated on May 20, 2012.
Household of Thomas Anthony van der Willigen
He is married to Helena Brown.
They got married on September 8, 1898 at Londen (GB), he was 32 years old.
Child(ren):
- Vera Helena van der Willigen 1902-1998
- Dorothy Violette van der Willigen 1906-1973
Notes about Thomas Anthony van der Willigen
Op 28 Maart overleed in een kliniek te Antwerpen T.A. van der Willigen, M.E., Geboren de 4den Augustus 1866 te Haarlem*, (moet zijn * Twello red.) bezocht aldaar de H.B.S., waarna hij aan het Hoboken Institute of Technology ( Stevens Institute) in New York het diploma van Werktuigkundig Ingenieur (M.E.) behaalde. Nog een achttal jaren verbleef hij in de V.S.., waar hij o.a. aan de United Gas Improvement Co. te Philadelphia verbonden was, welke firma zoowel gecarbureerd-watergas-installaties bouwde als gasfabrieken exploiteerde. In die jaren bracht hij reeds op een van zijn bezoeken aan Nederland gasgloeilicht-branders mede, die hier te lande toen nog niet ingevoerd waren. Door zijn studiegenoot A.G.Glasgow, werd hij in 1896 naar Engeland geroepen. Kort daarna werd hem de vertegenwoordiging voor Holland opgedragen van de firma Humphreys & Glasgow, constructeurs van gecarbureerd-watergas-installaties, waarbij zich al spoedig Belgi en Zwitserland voegden. Later, nadat hij was opgenomen in de "Board of Directors", behartigde hij ook de belangen van Messrs. Humphreys & Glasgow Ltd. bij de Parijsche maatschappij die de H. & G. installaties in Frankrijk bouwde. T.A. van der Willigen was gedurende vele jaren lid onzer Vereeniging. Hij ontbrak zelden of nooit op onze Algemeene Vergaderingen en leverde ook verscheidene bijdragen voor "Het Gas". De ouderen onder ons zullen zeer zeker een aangename herinnering aan hem bewaren. Met VAN DER WILLIGEN is een kundig en toch zeer bescheiden mensch heengegaan. Bijzonder prettig in den omgang, altijd in hetzelfde goede humeur, was hij steeds bereid anderen te helpen waar hij maar kon. Wij verliezen veel in hem, doch zullen hem dankbaar blijven herinneren. Hij ruste in vrede." w.g.: initialen v.d.W
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Historical events
Birthday August 4, 1866
- The temperature on August 4, 1866 was about 12.4 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
- From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
- In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- April 4 » Alexander II of Russia narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov in the city of Saint Petersburg.
- May 1 » The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- May 16 » The United States Congress establishes the nickel.
- June 24 » Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
- September 22 » The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
- October 22 » A plebiscite ratifies the annexion of Veneto and Mantua to Italy, which had occurred three days before, on October 19.
Day of marriage September 8, 1898
- The temperature on September 8, 1898 was about 30.0 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 48%. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1898: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
- January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
- February 27 » King George I of Greece survives an assassination attempt.
- March 16 » In Melbourne the representatives of five colonies adopted a constitution, which would become the basis of the Commonwealth of Australia.
- April 21 » Spanish–American War: The United States Navy begins a blockade of Cuban ports. When the U.S. Congress issued a declaration of war on April 25, it declared that a state of war had existed from this date.
- September 2 » Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
- December 18 » Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of 39.245mph (63.159km/h) in a Jeantaud electric car.
Day of death March 28, 1936
- The temperature on March 28, 1936 was between 5.4 °C and 17.6 °C and averaged 11.5 °C. There was 7.3 hours of sunshine (58%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. 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 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1936: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.5 million citizens.
- January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
- February 29 » February 26 Incident in Tokyo ends.
- March 5 » First flight of K5054, the first prototype Supermarine Spitfire advanced monoplane fighter aircraft in the United Kingdom.
- July 26 » King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
- September 14 » Raoul Villain, who assassinated the French Socialist Jean Jaures, is himself killed by Spanish Republicans in Ibiza
- December 10 » Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
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