Cees (Cornelis) Hendrik van der Leeuw, (15 March 1890,

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– 19 May 1973) was a Dutch industrialist and subsequently

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. He is also noted for commissioning the

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. He was a representative of the reconstruction of

following

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. He was also a pioneer in the field of modernism in

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, designing many modern pieces of art. For this reason, he is an important and recognized figure when it comes to

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. In 1925 he was elected vice-president of the

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, becoming president in 1928. He had various roles within museums and universities in

. In 1946 he was appointed curator at the

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