Willem Gevers (diplomat, 1856)
Willem Alexander Frederik Baron Gevers (born August 24, 1856 in Saint Petersburg , † October 1, 1927 in Bern ) was a Dutch diplomat .
Gevers was the son of Johan Cornelis Baron Gevers (1806–1872), long-time Dutch ambassador to Saint Petersburg, and Catherine Mary Wright (1823–1908), the only daughter of US Senator William Wright , who initially opposed marriage. Gevers also had a sister, Catherine, who later became Baroness von Furth.
Gevers studied in Bonn , where his mother moved after her husband's death in 1872. From 1900 to 1904 Gevers was "Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister" of the Netherlands in Washington, DC and from 1906 to 1927 he was the Dutch envoy in Berlin . Gevers married on April 14, 1910 Gijsberta Johanna Anna Adolphina van den Bosch (1883–1952), the daughter of the envoy Willem Joannes Petrus van den Bosch and the baroness Anna Elisabeth Rijnarda van Hardenbroek. The couple had two sons, Willem Johan Gijsbert, born on January 16, 1911, and Maximilian Edward, born on May 31, 1912, both in Berlin.
Gevers was valet of Queen Wilhelmina . The embassy of the strictly monarchically minded Gevers in Berlin became after 1918 one of the gathering points of the former members of the imperial court society.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The baroness Gevers dead. Obituary for Catherine Mary Wright, Oct. 20, 1908, New York Times, 9; available online at [1]
- ↑ Diplomatic Representation for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (English) on the website of the United States Department of State
- ↑ Willem Gevers (diplomat, 1856) in the online version of the files of the Reich Chancellery. Weimar Republic
Web links
- Gevers, Willem Alexander Frederik Baron in the online version of the Reich Chancellery Edition Files. Weimar Republic .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm HF von Weckherlin |
Dutch envoy to the United States 1900 to 1904 |
Herman van Roijen |
| Dirk Arnold Willem van Tets van Goudriaan |
Dutch envoy to the German Empire 1906 to 1927 |
Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gevers, Willem |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gevers, Willem Alexander Frederik Baron (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 24, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Petersburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1927 |
| Place of death | Bern |