biography
pronunciation:
[sah(r)fatee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1813–66)
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| biography:
| Dutch doctor and social reformer, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After studying medicine in Leiden he went into practice in Amsterdam. He produced plans for the expansion of Amsterdam and promoted companies for the advancement of pharmacy (Ned. Mij. ter Bevordering der Pharmacie (1842)), popular crafts (Ver. voor Volksvlijt (1852) and Paleis voor Volksvlijt (1858)), and mortgage and savings banks (Nationale Hypotheekbank (1864), Ned. Bouwmaatschappij (1864), and Amstel Hotelmaatschappij (1866)). |
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