Kurt Vyth

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Jacques Anquetil and Kurt Vyth (1965)

Kurt Vyth (born March 28, 1910 in Kalkar , † December 28, 1977 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch entrepreneur , sports patron and promoter.

Kurt Vyth was born in Kalkar. After the “seizure of power” by the National Socialists , Vyth, who was a Jew, was arrested for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets. After the end of his detention, he fled to the Netherlands, where he was arrested again by the Gestapo in 1941 . From Westerbork transit camp out he was in the Theresienstadt ghetto deported, where he survived the war. Vyth went back to the Netherlands and founded a factory for the production of batteries and accumulators, Acifit Accu’s . In 1950 he received Dutch nationality .

Kurt Vyth made a name for himself in the Netherlands not only as a successful entrepreneur, but above all as a sports patron, promoter and organizer. He sponsored the soccer team BVC Amsterdam , nickname De Zwarte Schapen , and later the Zwols (ch) e Boys . Encouraged by his friend and colleague, the former six-day driver Henk Lakeman , in 1966, after a break of 31 years, he brought the Amsterdam six-day race back to life and initiated the Dutch Grand Prix road race as a replacement for the Tour of the Netherlands , which did not take place for several years.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kurt Vyth on jodeninnederland.nl
  2. ↑ resolver.kb.nl (PDF; 900 kB)
  3. ↑ afc-amsterdam.nl  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.afc-amsterdam.nl  
  4. ↑ almerecityfc.org  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.almerecityfc.org  
  5. ↑ wielersport.slogblog.nl
  6. ↑ Utrecht Nieuwsblad v. October 8, 1966, p. 9
  7. ↑ wielersport.slogblog.nl

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SURNAME Vyth, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch entrepreneur, sports patron and sports promoter
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Kalkar
DATE OF DEATH December 28, 1977
Place of death Amsterdam