Gerrit Schutte, born in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, in 1940. Ph.D. from Utrecht University. Associate Professor of Modern History at the VU University, Amsterdam.
Fellow (1 September 1984 – 31 August 1985)
I was able to continue research and writing on 1) the socio-cultural history of the Netherlands (18th and 19th centuries) and 2) Dutch colonial history (19th-20th centuries). I also completed a bibliography of 19th century Dutch publications regarding southern Africa.