Hein Eersel

Hein Eersel, Surinamese linguist and Minister of Education (died 2022)

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Born: June 9, 1922
Died: June 11, 2022
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Birth year: 1922

About Hein Eersel

Christiaan Hendrik "Hein" Eersel (9 June 1922 – 11 June 2022) was a Surinamese linguist and cultural researcher. He served as Minister of Education and Population Development in the cabinet of acting Prime Minister Arthur Johan May. He was also the first chancellor of the University of Suriname. == Early life == Eersel was born in Paramaribo on 9 June 1922. He passed the assistant teacher certification exam in 1942, and the head teacher certification exam in 1949. In 1950, he traveled to the Netherlands, where he studied Dutch language and literature at the University of Amsterdam. He completed his candidate diploma in 1956, then a doctorandus. While in Amsterdam, he joined the organisation Wie Eegie Sanie (our own things), founded by Surinamese students to promote the Sranan Tongo language and Surinamese culture. == Career == Eersel returned to Suriname in 1959, and began teaching at the Suriname Kweekschool (teacher training college). He later helped to establish the Institute for Teacher Training in Paramaribo.

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Career and life highlights

Eersel edited Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout's first published poetry book, Tide ete (1963).
In 1968, he became the first chancellor of the University of Suriname, and was also a lecturer in linguistics until his retirement in 1988.

Hein Eersel timeline

1963Eersel edited Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout's first published poetry book, Tide ete (1963).
1968In 1968, he became the first chancellor of the University of Suriname, and was also a lecturer in linguistics until his retirement in 1988.

The world when Hein Eersel was born

Hein Eersel was born in 1922. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1922

#1 song"Chicago" – Fred Fisher
Top movieNosferatu
Best-selling bookUlysses – James Joyce

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGene Sarazen wins the U.S. Open at age 20
Top headlineMussolini marches on Rome and seizes power in Italy
Technology milestoneBBC begins radio broadcasts
Defining fadCrossword puzzles
Notable inventionWater skiing invented in Minnesota
World population1.90 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
U.S. population110.0M

1922 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hein Eersel's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1922	2026
Gas	$0.25	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,600	$435,000
Average income	$3,270	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	110.0M	341 million

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