Jan Hulsker
Dutch art historian (1907-2002) · Netherlands · On the map · Writers · Died at 95
Jan Hulsker was a Dutch art historian especially noted for his work on Vincent van Gogh. He studied Dutch literature in Leiden and was promoted with a thesis on the author Aart van der Leeuw. In 1953, he was appointed to the Ministerie van Cultuur, Recreatie en Maatschappelijk werk, in charge of the art department.
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In 1959, he became general director in charge of culture at large. The establishment of the Vincent van Gogh Foundation and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam were among his major tasks.
