Zorgvlied (cemetery)


Zorgvlied is a cemetery on the in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on the left bank of the river Amstel. The cemetery was opened in 1870 by the city of Amstelveen which still owns and operates it, though since 1896 it is located within the boundaries of the city of Amsterdam. One of the country's best-known cemeteries, it is notable for the large number of celebrities, especially from the literary and theater worlds, buried there.

History

The cemetery takes its name from the villa on whose grounds it is built. The design, by Jan David Zocher, is in the English garden style. Zorgvlied was expanded in 1892 by Zocher's son, Louis Paul Zocher, and again in 1900, 1919, and 1926, when it became a burial place for the upper classes who had often been buried in Westerveld in Driehuis. An atrium was added in 1930.

Notable monuments

Perceptions of death and burial have changed considerably. After the 1994 burial of Manfred Langer, whose monument features him holding a glass of beer, some burials have become more extrovert. After a dispute over the burial of visual artist Peter Giele, the board of directors of Zorgvlied set aside a special area, called Paradiso, for monuments with extraordinary appearance or dimensions.

Rijksmonuments

The cemetery itself, as well as a number of grave sites, were added to the list of Rijksmonuments in March 2008:
  • Park construction, 1869-1931
  • Pathways, 1869-1931
  • Villa, 1869
  • Gates and fences, 1926
  • Atrium, 1931
  • Monument for Oscar Carré, 1891
  • Monument for Dorrepaal family, 1886
  • Monument for Von Rath-Bunge family, 1894
  • Monument for Margot G. Mulder, 1889
  • Monument for Sophie de Vries, 1892
  • Monument for P.W. Jansen, 1906
  • Monument for Hartog van Banda family, 1873
  • Monument for the Johanna Elisabeth Sophia Knoll family, 1900

Graves of notables

A

B

  • Anneke van Baalen, feminist
  • Tabe Bas, actor, singer
  • Martinus Beek, theologian
  • Wim Beeren, museum president
  • Fritz Behrendt, cartoonist
  • Jacob Bendien, painter
  • Rik van Bentum, painter
  • Ans van den Berg, painter
  • Chris Berger, athlete
  • Eva Besnyö, photographer
  • Willem van Beusekom, TV producer
  • Paul Biegel, writer
  • Ronny Bierman, actress, singer, removed
  • Rina Blaaser, actress
  • Riny Blaaser, actress
  • Hetty Blok, cabaret artist, singer and actress
  • Jan Blok, guitarist
  • Ton Blommerde, visual artist
  • Felicien Bobeldijk, painter
  • Laurens Bodaan, preacher
  • Nelly Bodenheim, painter
  • Lodewijk de Boer, director, musician
  • Gerrit Bolkestein, politician 2010
  • Thom Bollen, pianist
  • Andries Bonger, art collector
  • Kees Boomkens, TV producer, removed
  • Johan Borgman, poet, artist
  • Emile van Bosch, singer
  • Henri Bosmans, cellist
  • Henriëtte Bosmans, pianist, composer
  • Sara Bosmans-Benedicts, pianist
  • Louis Bouwmeester, actor
  • Rafaël Bouwmeester, actor
  • Jack Bow, choreographer
  • Johan Braakensiek, painter, graphic artist
  • Gerard den Brabander, poet
  • Louis de Bree, actor, removed
  • Frans Breukelman, theologian
  • Dunya Breur, writer
  • Martin Bril, writer
  • Joop van den Broek, painter
  • Chris Broerse, garden and landscape architect
  • Herman Brood, artist, singer
  • Huib Broos, stage actor
  • Gré Brouwenstijn, opera singer
  • Hein de Bruin, poet, writer
  • Harry Buckinx, cartoonist
  • Jan Buskes, preacher

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

  • Corry Italiaander, actress, removed

J

  • Adriaan Jaeggi, writer
  • Hans Jansen, scholar of contemporary Islam, author and politician
  • Peter Jaspers, writer
  • Loe de Jong, historian
  • Leen Jongewaard, actor
  • William Emanuël Juglall, politician

K

L

  • Harry Lammertink, cartoonist
  • Lucas van der Land, political scientist
  • Guillaume Landré, composer, lawyer
  • Joep Lange, clinical researcher specialising in HIV therapy, victim of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
  • Manfred Langer, business person
  • Loe Lap, business person
  • Isidor Lateiner, violinist
  • Reinbert de Leeuw, conductor, composer and pianist
  • Ton Lensink, actor
  • Boris Lensky, violinist
  • Stine Lerou, actress
  • Catharina van der Linden, poet, writer
  • Wim van der Linden, TV producer, photographer
  • Charles Lücker, singer
  • Diana Renz-Luyckx, circus performer and director

M

N

  • Theo Niermeijer, artist
  • Constant Nieuwenhuys, painter with Cobra
  • Jan Nooij, founder Volkstoneel
  • Beppie Nooij jr., actress
  • Beppie Nooij sr., actress
  • Klaas Norel, writer, journalist

O

  • Wubbo Ockels, physicist and astronaut
  • Jeroen Oerlemans, photographer and war correspondent
  • Piet Ooms, swimmer
  • Adrianus Rutger Ophorst, lieutenant-general
  • Jacobus Oranje, resistance hero
  • Jos Orelio, singer

P

  • Schelto Patijn, politician
  • Désiré Pauwels, singer
  • François Pauwels, lawyer, writer
  • Tilly Perin-Bouwmeester, actress, removed
  • Johan Phaff, journalist
  • Willem Pijper, composer
  • Heleen Pimentel, actress
  • Jan Pierre Plooij, writer
  • Ben Polak, doctor, politician
  • Karel Poons, actor
  • Peter Post, cyclist and directeur sportif
  • Ferdi Posthuma de Boer, painter
  • Jaap van Praag, chairman AFC Ajax
  • Nico Prins, drummer
  • Peter Bilitch, philosopher

Q

R

  • Roef Ragas, actor
  • Lex de Regt, actor, director
  • Margreet Reiss, writer, translator
  • Joan Remmelts, actor
  • Max Reneman, dentist, musician, artist
  • Catharina Rentmeester, actress, violinist, removed
  • Ko Rentmeester, actor, removed
  • Herman Renz, circus director
  • Nicolaas Ridderbos, theologian
  • Jack de Rijk, painter
  • Johannis de Rijke, engineer
  • Bart Robbers, politician
  • Bob van Rootselaar, mathematician
  • Piet Römer, actor
  • Julius Röntgen, composer
  • Netty Rosenfeld, singer, TV producer
  • George Rosenthal, banker
  • Nico Rost, linguist
  • Guillaume Le Roy, artist
  • Renate Rubinstein, writer, journalist
  • Louise Ruys, actress
  • Michiel de Ruyter, jazz musician

S

T

  • Paul Termos, composer, saxophone player
  • Mari Ternooy Apel, actor
  • Gerard Thoolen, actor
  • Anton Tierie, composer
  • George August Tindal, sailor
  • Joop van Tijn, journalist
  • Bob van Tol, actor
  • Oscar Tourniaire, actor

U

  • Jean Ummels, screenwriter
  • Maurits Uyldert, writer

V

W

  • , scientist
  • Feike Obbes van der Wal, typographer, union leader
  • Jan Waterink, psychologist
  • J.W.F. Werumeus Buning, poet
  • Koen Wessing, photographer
  • Grard Westendorp, writer, behavioral scientist
  • Helene Weyel, writer
  • Han Wezelaar, sculptor
  • Harry Wich, scenic designer, painter
  • Erich Wichmann, visual artist
  • Bernard Willem Wierink, artist
  • Thaeke Wiersma, pilot of the Ooievaar
  • Nicolaas Wijnberg, painter
  • Bab Wijsman, actor
  • Jan Hillebrand Wijsmuller, painter
  • Joop Willemsen, journalist
  • Carel Willink, painter
  • Kees Winkler, poet
  • Willem Wittkampf, journalist, writer, removed
  • Henk van Woerden, writer, painter

Z

  • André van Zandbergen, actor
  • Bram Zeegers, lawyer
  • Jan van Zutphen, founder Zonnestraal