Netherlands § 6

Famous pipe smokers in the Netherlands

Pijpenkabinet, the national museum with its international collection of smoking pipes, possess a series of briar pipes from well known Dutch smokers. The smokers themselves or their descendants have dontated the personal pipes, in order to commemorate the person as a pipe smoke. The museum will be pleased to receive suggestions for enriching this part of the collection.

In the list below you see a few of these appreciated and used pipes, with a short desciption.

Z.K.H. Prins Bernhard - (1911-2005) for the Netherlands the prince is the icon of the pipe smoker of the twentieth century.
Chris van der Klaauw - diplomate and ministerof foreign affairs, representing with his pipe the perfect care.
Harry Mulisch - (29 July 1927-) the brilliant and exentric writer known for his high quality choice in pipes.
Ralph Inbar - Televison programme maker visible enjoying his pipe.
Andé van der Louw - politician who created with pipe and moustache an image on himself.
Piet Mondriaan (7 March 1872 Amersfoort - 1 February 1944 New York) the most famous Dutch artist from the twentieth century
Willem Leonard ("Boebie") Brugsma (Utrecht, 18 July 1922 - 4 September 1997) Dutch journalist.

Ollie B. Bommel