Nicolaas Pierson
Nicolaas Gerard Pierson (born February 7, 1839 in Amsterdam , † November 24, 1909 in Heemstede ) was a Dutch merchant, banker and politician of the Liberal Unie .
Life
Nicolaas Gerard Pierson, brother of the Dutch theologian and writer Allard Pierson , first devoted himself to trade in Amsterdam after completing his training in economics. In 1864 he became director of De Surinaamsche Bank . He also cultivated economics in an excellent way: he became a university lecturer in this subject and in 1877 received a professorship at the University of Amsterdam. In 1881 Pierson was appointed general manager of De Nederlandsche Bank , the Dutch central bank , of which he became president in 1885. He held this office until 1891.
From August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894, he held the office of finance minister in the Van Tienhoven cabinet and strengthened the finances through a radical reform of the old tax and the introduction of the new company tax. From July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 he was Dutch Prime Minister (more precisely: Chairman of the Council of Ministers) of a liberal union cabinet and finance minister in personal union . In 1905 he was again a member of the Second Chamber . Nicolaas Pierson is considered a representative of marginal utility theory and advocated free trade in all of his functions .
Fonts
- Het kultuurstelsel , Haarlem 1868.
- Grondbeginselen der staathuishoudkunde , 2 parts, Haarlem 1875–76; 5th edition in one volume, 1905.
- Colonial politiek , Amsterdam 1877.
- Leerboek der staathuishoudkunde , 2 vols., 1898–99; 2nd edition 1896–1902.
literature
- D. van Blom: Pierson, Nicolaas Gerard . In: Petrus Johannes Blok , Philipp Christiaan Molhuysen (Ed.): Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek . Part 5. N. Israel, Amsterdam 1974, Sp. 506–508 (Dutch, knaw.nl - first edition: AW Sijthoff, Leiden 1921, reprint unchanged).
- Pierson, Nicolas Gerard , in: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon , 6th edition, 1902-08, Vol. 15, p. 868.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Meyer's New Lexicon in eight volumes. VEB Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig, 1964/65, Volume 6, p. 541.
since the ministerial responsibility was enforced in 1848: Gerrit Schimmelpenninck | Dirk Donker Curtius | Jacob de Kempenaer | Johan Rudolf Thorbecke | Floris Adriaan van Hall | Justinus van der Brugghen | Jan Jacob Rochussen | Floris Adriaan van Hall | Jacob van Zuylen van Nijevelt | Schelto van Heemstra | Johan Rudolf Thorbecke
since the implementation of parliamentary rule in 1866: Isaäc Dignus Fransen van de Putte | Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt | Pieter Philip van Bosse | Johan Rudolf Thorbecke | Gerrit de Vries | Jan Heemskerk | Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello | Constantijn Theodoor van Lynden van Sandenburg | Jan Heemskerk | Æneas Mackay | Gijsbert van Tienhoven | Joan Röell | Nicolaas Pierson | Abraham Kuyper | Theo de Meester | Theo Heemskerk | Pieter Cort van der Linden
since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1918/1922: Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck | Hendrik Colijn | Dirk Jan de Geer | Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck | Hendrik Colijn | Dirk Jan de Geer | Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
since the end of the war in 1945: Wim Schermerhorn | Louis Beel | Willem Drees | Louis Beel | Jan de Quay | Victor Marijnen | Jo Cals | Jelle Zijlstra | Piet de Jong | Barend Biesheuvel | Joop den Uyl | Dries van Agt | Ruud Lubbers | Wim Kok | Jan Peter Balkenende | Mark Rutte
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pierson, Nicolaas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pierson, Nicolaas Gerard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch merchant, banker and politician of the Liberal Unie |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1839 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 24, 1909 |
| Place of death | Heemstede |