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A Biographical History of the Georgist Movement



“The grey heads and bald heads are in the majority. The problem that confronts those of us who want the torch held up in the future, is to fill up the ranks. In order to do that many things must be done, but we must not depend on the old or middle-aged. Somehow or other we must devise a way to reach the minds of the young people – when their minds are open, when they are ready for new truths.”

Mr. Rose, of Kansas City, Missouri (from a speech at the 1928 Henry George Foundation Congress, Chicago. Reprinted in: Land and Freedom, September-October 1928)






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Name Place(s) of Residence Comments
Bellande,
Henri
... ...
Nicolas,
Schiller
... 1956 - Address to International Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, on land tenure and taxation


Holland
Name Place(s) of Residence Comments
Backhaus,
Jurgen
...
Professor, Maastricht University
1997 - Paper, "Land Value Taxation in Germany: Theoretical and Historical Issues," August (to be included in book, LVT Around the World
Born,
Wim
Amsterdam 1930 - First became involved in Georgist movement
1982 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Summer
1985 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Spring
Buckle,
G.Q.
... 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Clerq,
D. de
... Profession: engineer
1926 - Attended International Conference, Copenhagen
1929 - Paper, "The Reclamation of the Zuider Zee: Possibilities of Land Settlement in Holland on Georgeist Lines," presented at International Union conference, Edinburgh, Scotland
Costerus,
W.
Amsterdam 1976 - Letter regarding the potential for legal action to get government to tax land, Georgist Journal, Summer
1978 - Article, "Is Land Value a Social Evil?" Georgist Journal, Summer
1978 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Winter
1982 - Paper, "An Alternative Way of Explaining the Georgist Theory," presented at the International Union conference, Utrecht, Hollard, July
1983 - Letter, regarding failure of legal system to address land market problems, Land & Liberty, September-October
1983 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Spring
1986-87 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Winter 1990 - Article, "Remodelling Our Definitions," Georgist Journal, Summer
1991 - Article, "More PEP Talk Needed," Georgist Journal, Autumn
1992 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Summer
DUTCH LEAGUE FOR LAND NATIONALISATION
...
1890s - Organized; dissolved, 1897
Graaf,
J. de
(Amsterdam) 1979 - Article, 100 Years Progress and Poverty, grondvest, third quarter; retired professor of social ethics
Griffioen,
Cees
... 1970 - Joined Georgists and helped establish the Grondvest Foundation
19-- - Editor of quarterly Grondvest
1986 - Chaired conference on public collection of land rent and citizens income, September 26
GRONDVEST Amersfoot ...
HENRY GEORGE SCHOOL Kowloon 1937 - Organized by M. Kolthek, President
196- - Founded, located at 746-48 Nathan Road
Kolthek,
Harmen
Groningen 1872 - Born
1907 - Serving as Secretary, Dutch Nationaal Arbeidssecretariaat (to 1913)
1910 - Photograph
1913 - Entered journalist profession
1918 - Became leader of Syndicalist-oriented socialistische Party (to 1925)
1920s - Became leader of the Justice and Freedom Party
1930s - Central figure in getting Georgist views heard by officials
1936 - Paper, "State Interference in Industry," presented at International Union conference, London
1946 - Died
Kuiken,
Joh.
...
1894 - Printer by profession; co-founded the paper, Land and Labor, published thru 1896
Kulsdom,
J.
...
1982 - Attended International Union conference, Utrecht, Holland
Lameris,
H.
Groningen
1938 - Serving as Treasurer, Justice and Liberty
1938 - Letter to Henry George School, New York, regarding Dutch translation of Progress and Poverty by H.Kolthek, 24 May
LEAGUE FOR THE REFORM OF LAND OWNERSHIP
...
1921 - Established
1921 - Paper, The New Earth, published
1935 - The New Earth cases publication in favor of Justice and Freedom
Metz,
Paul
Velp 1944 - Born, 28 July, The Hague
1994 - Introduced to Henry George's ideas by Dutch School for Economics
2005 - Attended Council of Georgist Organizations conference; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; August
Miedema,
Petronella (Miss)
... 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
Pot,
Hessel
... 1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Pot,
Jan
Lunteren 1955 - Attended International Union conference, St. Andrews University, Scotland
1970 - A Do-It Yourself Theory of Money, International Union Newslettter, February
1979 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, California
1979 - Photograph
Pot,
Jan J.
Rotterdam
Lunteren
1958 - Letter printed, Henry George News
1961 - Letter printed, Henry George News, July
1973 - Paper, "The Name of Our Union: Answers Are Needed," presented at the 13th International Conference on Land Value Taxation and Free Trade, Isle of Man, September
1979 - Paper, "Tax Shift or Lease Shift," delivered at Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, CA, August
1982 - Paper, "Land Tenure in Holland and the Progress of Georgist Ideas," presented at the International Union conference, Utrecht, Holland
1984 - Elected to International Union executive
1986-87 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Winter
1989 - Paper, Land Value Taxation: Implementation Along Another Way, presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1989-90 - Letter printed, Georgist Journal, Winter
1992 - Article, "Robinson Crusoe and Rent," Georgist Journal, Spring
19-- - Pamphlet, Implementation: How to Switch Rent to the Treasury, published

2001 - Died
Prins,
P.
...
1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
Rauwerda,
A.
...
1894 - Co-founded paper, Land and Labor, which was published until 1896
Reiche,
Daan
The Hague Member, Henry George Institute, active with Grondvest
1981 - Died
Sevenster,
Arjen
... Editor, Ons Erfdeel (Our Heritage)
1940s - Organized the Union for Justice and Freedom, and served as chairman
1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
1957 - Reported on Dutch Georgists at IU conference
1959 - Attended International Union conference, Hanover, West Germany
1960 - Article, Georgism vs. Socialism, Henry George News, January
Sevenster,
Joke
... 1964 - Attended International Union conference, New York
1995 - Died
Sevenster,
Siebe
(Bennekom) 1959 - Report on Dutch Georgist activity delivered at International Union conference, Hanover, West Germany
1969 - Book, Creative Justice Through Land Reform (Creatieve Gerechtigheid door Grondrecht), published
1971 - Article, The Cause of Inflation, Henry George News, June
1973 - Attended International Union conference, Isle of Man, September
1978 - Article, "Rent of Land Philosophy," Georgist Journal, Winter
1979 - Paper, "The Essence, The Functioning, and the Destination of Land Values," presented at the Joint Georgist Conference, San Francisco, California
1982 - Paper, "Land Values Part of Wages for Labor," presented at the International Union conference, Utrecht, Holland
1983 - Book, Reflections on the Work Economy, published
1984 - Elected Vice President, International Union
1990 - Article, "A Dutch Response (to events in Eastern Europe)," Georgist Journal, Spring
Sligter,
A.B. de
...
1982 - Paper, "The Leasehold System in the Netherlands," presented at the International Union conference, Utrecht, Holland
Stoffel,
Jan
...
1890s - Edited the paper, Land for All, pubilshed by the Dutch League for Land Nationalisation
Thoenes,
Piet
... Profession: Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Utrecht
1986 - Delivered talk on income from land rent, conference, September 26
Wiersma,
J.
... 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
Willems,
Jan
...
1936-1940 - Active leader of the Dutch League for the Abolition of Private Ownership of Land
1940s - Killed by the Nazis during the war
Ydema,
Onno I.
... 2002 - Prof. of Taxation, University of Leyde


Hong Kong
Clarke,
R.E.
... 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
1952 - Attended International Union conference, Odense, Denmark
1955 - Attended International Union conference, St. Andrews University, Scotland
Po-Shang,
Wong
Kowloon 1966 - Estatblished Henry George School extension and appointed director
1967 - Article, "Recent Disturbances in Hong Kong," Henry George News, October
Stewart,
J.C.
... 1955 - Attended International Union conference, St. Andrews University, Scotland


Hungary
Name Place(s) of Residence Comments
Balzs,
J(Dr.)
... 2001 - Died
Herzl,
Theodor
Budapest 1860 - Born, February 5
18-- - Founded Zionist movement
1896 - Pamphlet, "The Jewish State," published
1904 - Died, March 7

NOTES FROM DIARY ON HENRY GEORGE AND THE LAND QUESTION
Kerekes,
G.T.
... 1908 - Born
1920s - Migrated to the United States
1933 - Graduated, Columbia University
1941 - Serving as foreign exchange specialist for U.s. Treasury
1943 - Attached to Office of Strategic Service, Joint Intelligence Collecting Agency
1946 - Served as Chief Economics Officer on staff of Gen. Mark Clark
1949 - Served on Marshall Plan administration staff in Vienna, Austria (to 1951)
1951 - Returned to United States; completed graduate work at Columbia; joined faculty of Babson College
1950s - Became strong supporter of Henry George's proposals
19-- - Elected to board, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation
Konya,
Balazs
(Budapest)
Major,
Robert
... 19-- - Served as aide to J.J. Pikler
1940s - Emigrated to Austria after Second World War
Mero,
Ferdinand
... 1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
Papai,
Bela
... 1944 - Ethnography student; arrested by the Gestapo and executed
Pikler,
Julius J.
Budapest 1914 - First read Progress and Poverty; he was the Deputy Director of the Statistics Office in Budapest
1917 - Budapest city council adopted an ordinance to implement land-value taxation
19-- - Pamphlet, Symmetry in Budapest, advocating land value taxation
1923 - Attended International Georgist conference, Oxford, and reported on his activities
1926 - Attended International Conference, Copenhagen
1920s-30s - Led Henry George movement
1940 - Served as special correspondent to Land and Freedom
1949 - Attended International Union conference, Swanwick, England
Ravasz,
Charles

Georgists in the Hungarian Resistance
Budapest
England
(London)
Australia
(Sydney)
Student of J.J. Pikler
1943 - First introduced to Henry George's ideas
1945-48 - Member Hungarian diplomatic service
1949 - Fled Hungary
1949 - First attended Henry George School, London
1950 - Moved to Australia
1954-57 - Served as editor, The Standard, published in Sydney
1957 - Article, Inside Hungary, published in Land and Liberty
195- - Elected Vice president of IU
1989 - Attended Joint Georgist Conference, Philadelphia, PA
1991 - Delivered talk on "Nationality and Ethnic Conflicts in Eastern Europe," reprinted in Georgist Journal, Spring
Ravasz,
Karoly
... 1993 - Delivered talk, "An Opportunity for Georgism in Central-East Europe?" at IU conference, Melbourne