Loek Dijkman
 | This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Nederlands. Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Lodewijk Theodorus Lambertus "Loek" Dijkman (22 February 1942 – 1 November 2024) was a Dutch business person and philanthropist.
Loek Dijkman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lodewijk Theodorus Lambertus Dijkman 22 February 1942 Velsen, Netherlands |
| Died | 1 November 2024 (aged 82) Leiden, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation | business person and philanthropist |
Dijkman was the founder of the music centre Orgelpark in the Parkkerk, Amsterdam. He also ensured the preservation of the Arboretum De Dreijen, which he took over from the Wageningen University and started the a statue galary Beeldengalerij Het Depot there. On the Hooglandse Kerkgracht in Leiden, Stichting Utopa that was founded by Dijkman, owns the historic Holy Spirit Orphanage, the oldest parts of which date back to the fifteenth century. After a thorough renovation, the building has been used by Stichting Utopa as the Utopa Orphanage/Children's Rights House since 2010.[1][2][3][4][5]
He has been awarded several times for his commitment to art and culture in the Netherlands, including the Zilveren Anjer in 2008.
Dijkman died in Leiden on 1 November 2024, at the age of 82.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Utopa Weeshuis
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Filantroop en oprichter Orgelpark Loek Dijkman (82) overleden". Orgelnieuws (in Nederlands). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "In memoriam: Loek Dijkman, oprichter van het Kinderrechtenhuis en pionier in kinderrechten, overleden". Defence for Children (in Nederlands). 8 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ↑ "Loek Dijkman bleef zijn filantropische en utopistische idealen trouw (1942-2024)". Leidsch Dagblad (in Nederlands). 8 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ↑ "Bert Veldkamp". Poparchief Groningen (in Nederlands). Retrieved 15 November 2024.