Dolf Kessler
Geldolph Adriaan "Dolf" Kessler (born April 2, 1884 in Batavia , Dutch East Indies , † August 21, 1945 in Velsen , spelling also Dolph Kessler ) was a Dutch engineer and entrepreneur. As a hobby athlete, he was a national soccer player at a young age .
biography
As the son of the director of the Koninklijke Ned. Mij. tot Exploitatie van Petroleumbronnen in Nederlandsch-Indië (“Royal Society for the Operation of Oil Wells in the Dutch East Indies”) Born in Batavia, Dolph Kessler came to 's-Gravenhage at a young age , where he attended elementary and secondary school. In 1907 he obtained his engineering degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Delft . Like his father, he aspired to a career in the company now trading as the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and was introduced to the company on a trip around the world. But the Romanian company Astra - later, after merging with a German company, Astra Romana - recruited him. At Astra he took on a managerial position from 1910, but returned in 1911 to the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company , for which he worked until 1916 in their headquarters in London. In 1917 he joined a company that in 1918 became the Koninklijke Nederlandsche Hoogovens en Staalfabrieken (“Royal Dutch Blast Furnaces and Steel Works”). In 1920 he was appointed one of their directors, in 1924 he became chairman of the board of Koninklijke Hoogovens. He held this post until his death in 1945, with the exception of an interruption during the occupation when the Germans forced him to leave his post.
The soccerplayer
Like his brother Boelie and his cousins Dé and Tonny Kessler , Kessler played at a young age for HVV Den Haag , with whom he won several Dutch championships . He was also on April 30, 1905 in the team that played the first Dutch international football match. In the next two international matches he was an attacking player in the Elftal , but could not score a goal. He was one of four players who ran up in all three games. In the first two games he was team captain of the Dutch; in this function he was replaced by Kees Bekker . Belgium was the opponent in all three games .
Web links
- Biography on the website of the Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis
- Kessler's profile on the KNVB website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kessler, Dolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kessler, Geldolph Adriaan; Kessler, Dolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Batavia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1945 |
| Place of death | Velsen |