Johannes Pieter de Herder was born in Amsterdam on 6 June 1910. He studied law, which gave him the title Meester in de rechten (Mr. for short, translated Master of Laws). After graduating he worked at the municipal secretariat of Weesperkarspel. During World War II, he was reserve first lieutenant at the 10th regiment infantry in Ede. After the capitulation of the Netherlands, he started working at the Social Affairs service in Amsterdam. Later he went into hiding until the end of the war. From 1950 to 1953 he was a lawyer and attorney in Amsterdam.
On 21 March 1953, Johannes Pieter de Herder became mayor of Koudekerk aan den Rijn. His predecessor Gijsbert Verheul had left to become mayor of Rhoon. De Herder was a member of the political party CHU (Christian Historical Union, a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic party).
Johannes Pieter de Herder was considered a good mayor. He was always ready to help, both in word and action.
On 14 December 1958 Mayor de Herder died as a result of an intracerebral hemorrhage. A few weeks before his death de Herder was hospitalised in Leiden, but he was quickly able to continue his work. A week before his death, he was again hospitalised, this time in a hospital in Velp for an examination. He returned to his home in Koudekerk aan den Rijn on 12 December 1958, where he died 2 days later.
A street in Koudekerk aan den Rijn called Burgemeester de Herderplantsoen has been named after him. Public elementary school De Rijnschans also used to be called the Burgemeester de Herderschool.
Source: Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken, Leidsch Dagblad (15 December 1958). Page 4.
On 21 March 1953, Johannes Pieter de Herder became mayor of Koudekerk aan den Rijn. His predecessor Gijsbert Verheul had left to become mayor of Rhoon. De Herder was a member of the political party CHU (Christian Historical Union, a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic party).
Johannes Pieter de Herder was considered a good mayor. He was always ready to help, both in word and action.
On 14 December 1958 Mayor de Herder died as a result of an intracerebral hemorrhage. A few weeks before his death de Herder was hospitalised in Leiden, but he was quickly able to continue his work. A week before his death, he was again hospitalised, this time in a hospital in Velp for an examination. He returned to his home in Koudekerk aan den Rijn on 12 December 1958, where he died 2 days later.
A street in Koudekerk aan den Rijn called Burgemeester de Herderplantsoen has been named after him. Public elementary school De Rijnschans also used to be called the Burgemeester de Herderschool.
Source: Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken, Leidsch Dagblad (15 December 1958). Page 4.
Johannes Pieter de Herder was born in Amsterdam on 6 June 1910. He studied law, which gave him the title Meester in de rechten (Mr. for short, translated Master of Laws). After graduating he worked at the municipal secretariat of Weesperkarspel. During World War II, he was reserve first lieutenant at the 10th regiment infantry in Ede. After the capitulation of the Netherlands, he started working at the Social Affairs service in Amsterdam. Later he went into hiding until the end of the war. From 1950 to 1953 he was a lawyer and attorney in Amsterdam.
On 21 March 1953, Johannes Pieter de Herder became mayor of Koudekerk aan den Rijn. His predecessor Gijsbert Verheul had left to become mayor of Rhoon. De Herder was a member of the political party CHU (Christian Historical Union, a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic party).
Johannes Pieter de Herder was considered a good mayor. He was always ready to help, both in word and action.
On 14 December 1958 Mayor de Herder died as a result of an intracerebral hemorrhage. A few weeks before his death de Herder was hospitalised in Leiden, but he was quickly able to continue his work. A week before his death, he was again hospitalised, this time in a hospital in Velp for an examination. He returned to his home in Koudekerk aan den Rijn on 12 December 1958, where he died 2 days later.
A street in Koudekerk aan den Rijn called Burgemeester de Herderplantsoen has been named after him. Public elementary school De Rijnschans also used to be called the Burgemeester de Herderschool.
Source: Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken, Leidsch Dagblad (15 December 1958). Page 4.
On 21 March 1953, Johannes Pieter de Herder became mayor of Koudekerk aan den Rijn. His predecessor Gijsbert Verheul had left to become mayor of Rhoon. De Herder was a member of the political party CHU (Christian Historical Union, a Dutch Protestant Christian democratic party).
Johannes Pieter de Herder was considered a good mayor. He was always ready to help, both in word and action.
On 14 December 1958 Mayor de Herder died as a result of an intracerebral hemorrhage. A few weeks before his death de Herder was hospitalised in Leiden, but he was quickly able to continue his work. A week before his death, he was again hospitalised, this time in a hospital in Velp for an examination. He returned to his home in Koudekerk aan den Rijn on 12 December 1958, where he died 2 days later.
A street in Koudekerk aan den Rijn called Burgemeester de Herderplantsoen has been named after him. Public elementary school De Rijnschans also used to be called the Burgemeester de Herderschool.
Source: Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken, Leidsch Dagblad (15 December 1958). Page 4.
Inscription
Mr. J. P. de Herder
Geb. 6-6-1910 Overl. 14-12-1958
Burgemeester
van
Koudekerk a.d. Rijn
1953-1958
Als God, mijn God, maar voor mij is,
wie is er dan mij tegen?
Aangeboden door de burgerij
Translation:
Mr. J. P. de Herder
Born 6-6-1910 Died 14-12-1958
Mayor
of
Koudekerk a.d. Rijn
1953-1958
If God, my God, is for me,
who can be against me?
Provided by the citizenry
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