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[[File:Ad van Liempt.jpg|thumb|Ad van Liempt in 2009]]'''Ad van Liempt''' (born 21 May 1949, [[Utrecht]]) is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] [[journalist]], [[writer]] and a [[TV producer]]. He authored several books, including a biography of [[Prince Bernhard]], and is the host of a historical program [[Andere Tijden]] (''Other Times''). Outside of [[The Netherlands]] he is best known for his book "Kopgeld"<ref>{{cite book|last=van Liempt|first=Ad|title=Kopgeld: Nederlandse premiejagers op zoek naar joden, 1943|year=2002|publisher=Balans|location=Amsterdam|isbn=9050184782 9789050184786|pages=373|language=Dutch}}</ref> which was translated to English and published as "Hitler's Bounty Hunters", describing the process by which [[Nazi]]s paid for the information on the locations of the [[Jew]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.letterenfonds.nl/en/translation/8241/hitlers-bounty-hunters|publisher=Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for literature)|accessdate=30 August 2013}}</ref>
[[File:2010-12-19 ad van liempt.JPG|thumb|Ad van Liempt (2010)]]
'''Ad van Liempt''' ({{IPA-nl|ˈɑt fɑn ˈlimpt}}; born 21 May 1949, [[Utrecht]]) is a [[Dutch people|Dutch]] journalist, writer and a TV producer. He has written several books, including a biography of [[Prince Bernhard]]. He also initiated the history program ''[[Andere Tijden]]'' (''Other Times'').


Outside the [[Netherlands]] he is best known for his book ''Kopgeld: Nederlandse premiejagers op zoek naar joden, 1943''<ref>{{cite book|last=van Liempt|first=Ad|title=Kopgeld: Nederlandse premiejagers op zoek naar joden, 1943|year=2002|publisher=Balans|location=Amsterdam|isbn=9789050184786|pages=373|language=Dutch}}</ref> which was translated into English and published as ''Hitler's Bounty Hunters: The Betrayal of the Jews''.<ref>{{cite book|last=van Liempt|first=Ad|title=Hitler's Bounty Hunters|year=2005|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing PLC|location=London|isbn=1845202031|author2=Translated by S.J. Leinbach|type=English translation from Dutch}}</ref> It described the process by which [[Nazi]]s paid bounties to Dutch people, particularly police and members of the Central Bureau for Jewish Emigration, for information on the locations of [[Jew]]s.
== References ==

* [http://www.nlpvf.nl/basic/auteur1.php?Author_ID=14 Ad van Liempt], a mini-biography.
He wrote ''Selma: De vrouw die Sobibor overleefde'' (2010), a biography of [[Selma Engel-Wijnberg]], one of two Dutch survivors of [[Sobibor Extermination Camp]] during the [[Holocaust]].

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Latest revision as of 04:15, 1 April 2024

Ad van Liempt (2010)

Ad van Liempt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑt fɑn ˈlimpt]; born 21 May 1949, Utrecht) is a Dutch journalist, writer and a TV producer. He has written several books, including a biography of Prince Bernhard. He also initiated the history program Andere Tijden (Other Times).

Outside the Netherlands he is best known for his book Kopgeld: Nederlandse premiejagers op zoek naar joden, 1943[1] which was translated into English and published as Hitler's Bounty Hunters: The Betrayal of the Jews.[2] It described the process by which Nazis paid bounties to Dutch people, particularly police and members of the Central Bureau for Jewish Emigration, for information on the locations of Jews.

He wrote Selma: De vrouw die Sobibor overleefde (2010), a biography of Selma Engel-Wijnberg, one of two Dutch survivors of Sobibor Extermination Camp during the Holocaust.

References[edit]

  1. ^ van Liempt, Ad (2002). Kopgeld: Nederlandse premiejagers op zoek naar joden, 1943 (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Balans. p. 373. ISBN 9789050184786.
  2. ^ van Liempt, Ad; Translated by S.J. Leinbach (2005). Hitler's Bounty Hunters (English translation from Dutch). London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 1845202031.