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Personal data Willem Martinus van der Tak 


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He is married to Maria Anna Heemskerk.

They got married on August 1, 1872 at Amsterdam, he was 34 years old.

Was Geëmployeerde van de Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij en werd als zodanig in 1859 naar Japan gezonden vanuit Ned. Indië waar hij te Bandjirmasin werkzaam was. In 1862 werd hij Agent van de NHM te Yokohama. Na een verlof in Europa in 1870 keerde hij in 1874 terug naar Japan, nu als Hoofdagent van de NHM. Na korte tijd ging hij terug naar Nederland. Naast zijn werk voor de NHM heeft hij de functie van Consul der Nederlanden te Kanagawa (Yokohama) uitgeoefend. Nederland had in die tijd geen beroepsconsuls. Als Consul kreeg hij geen salaris, mocht onkosten declareren en sommige leges behouden.

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  1. Willem van der Tak  1873-1965

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Birthday July 15, 1838

  • The temperature on July 15, 1838 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken winderig regen. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1838: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 6 » Alfred Vail and colleagues demonstrate a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
    • February 17 » Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus.
    • April 30 » Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.
    • September 1 » Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established.
    • September 3 » Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
    • September 18 » The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.

Day of marriage August 1, 1872

  • The temperature on August 1, 1872 was about 19.5 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 57%. 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 January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1872: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 5 » George Westinghouse patents the air brake.
    • March 22 » Illinois becomes the first state to require gender equality in employment.
    • June 14 » Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
    • July 18 » The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot.
    • November 29 » American Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
    • December 4 » The crewless American brigantine Mary Celeste, drifting in the Atlantic, is discovered by the Canadian brig Dei Gratia. The ship has been abandoned for nine days but is only slightly damaged. Her master Benjamin Briggs and all nine others known to have been on board are never accounted for.

Day of death June 3, 1899

  • The temperature on June 3, 1899 was about 19.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. 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 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • February 2 » The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital city, Canberra, between Sydney and Melbourne.
    • March 30 » German Society of Chemistry issues an invitation to other national scientific organizations to appoint delegates to the International Committee on Atomic Weights.
    • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
    • July 29 » The First Hague Convention is signed.
    • October 11 » The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
    • December 11 » Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

Day of burial June 1, 1899

  • The temperature on June 1, 1899 was about 22.5 °C. The airpressure was 77 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)
  • 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 1899: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » Spanish rule ends in Cuba.
    • January 17 » The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.
    • March 6 » Bayer registers "Aspirin" as a trademark.
    • July 11 » Fiat founded by Giovanni Agnelli in Turin, Italy.
    • July 17 » NEC Corporation is organized as the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.
    • July 26 » Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.


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