Nicolaas Pierson
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Nicolaas Gerard Pierson was a Dutch economist and Liberal statesman who served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Netherlands from 1897 until 1901. Wikipedia
Born: February 7, 1839, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: December 24, 1909 (age 70 years), Heemstede, Netherlands
Party: Liberal Union
Previous offices: Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1897–1901) and Minister of Finance of the Netherlands (1891–1894)
Education: University of Cambridge and Universiteit Leiden
Parents: Gregory Pierson and Ida Oyens
Grandparents: Hendrik Oijens and Allard Pierson