Hendrik Karel Offerhaus (20 May 1875 – 2 September 1953) was a Dutch medical doctor and

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who competed in the

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. He was part of the Dutch boat ''

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'', which finished third in the eight event. After completing his medical studies, he worked as a surgeon in

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and

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among others. In Deventer he became involved with the Dutch Red Cross. During the

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in 1913, he worked with the Dutch Red Cross in Greece. In 1931, he gave up his surgical practice in order to devote himself fully to the Red Cross. He later became secretary-general of the Dutch Red Cross.

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* 1875 births 1953 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics People from Venhuizen Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rowers from North Holland {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub