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

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Hein Eersel timeline

  1. Eersel edited Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout's first published poetry book, Tide ete (1963).
  2. In 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.

Measure19222026
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
Population110.0M341 million

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