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Jan Ceton

1875-05-13 – 1943-01-21

Portrait of Jan Ceton
Group photograph of the SDP, Department Rotterdam, Congress, 1911, with Sam de Wolff, Willem van Ravesteyn, Herman Gorter, David Jozef Wijnkoop, Louis de Visser, Gerrit Mannoury and Jan CetonCredit: Joh. B. Egner ('s Gravenhage), (biographical data unknown, only mentioned once or twice in works from the 1910s)

Life & Legacy

Jan Ceton (13 May 1875, Bodegraven – 21 January 1943, Amerongen) was a Dutch left-wing politician involved with both the Social Democratic Workers' Party and the Communist Party of the Netherlands. Ceton is best known as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Party, which later provided the core of the Communist Party of the Netherlands.

Occupation & Career

teacher, politician, collector, conservationist

Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3263076 — wikidata View source

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