biography
| name: |
Rijkers, Dorus (Theodorus)
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pronunciation:
[riykers]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1847–1928)
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| biography:
| Dutch sailor, born in Den Helder, W Netherlands. He was skipper of the Den Helder lifeboat, famous for saving hundreds of lives. A lifeboat fund, the Dorus Rijkers Fonds, is named after him. |
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