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VPRO/Boy Edgar Award
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Boy Edgar
1915-03-31 – 1980-04-08
Life & Legacy
Boy Edgar, pseudonyms of George Willem Fred Edgar (Amsterdam, 31 March 1915 – 8 April 1980), was a Dutch jazz conductor, pianist and trumpeter. He was also a member of the resistance who saved Jewish children during WW2 and was promoted as a doctor after the war on an investigation into multiple sclerosis.
Occupation & Career
conductor, pianist, trumpeter, neurologist, bandleader, resistance fighter, physician, musician, jazz musician
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
VPRO/Boy Edgar Award; Righteous Among the Nations
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Righteous Among the Nations · VPRO/Boy Edgar Award
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Award
Righteous Among the Nations
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q895829 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q895829 — wikidata View source
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