Eduard Fimmen

Eduard Carl Fimmen (18 June 1881 – 14 December 1942), also known as Edo Fimmen, was a Dutch trade unionist.

Early life Fimmen was born in Nieuwer-Amstel on 18 June 1881. His father was a merchant, Eduard Hermann Johann Fimmen, and his mother was Therese Ansoul. They were both of German origin. He married Julie Lucie Cornelia (Nelly) Michen on 18 January 1906, and they were to have a daughter and son. In December he met the German journalist Alida Kammerer by whom he had two daughters while remaining married to his wife.

From 1894 to 1899, Fimmen attended the Amsterdam Trade Public School (1894–1899). Fimmen, developed a talent for languages, writing and speaking French, German and English fluently. He was able to earn money as a translator following his father's death when he was sixteen.

Later life In 1937 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Vladimír Clementis In the early phases of World War II in Europe, he organized couriers for Soviet military intelligence and also assisted the British. He died in Cuernavaca on 14 December 1942.

Books

Fimmen's Translations into Dutch

From German De kunst van het arbeiden, Carl Hilty, (1903) Geluk, Carl Hilty, (1903)

From English: Nyria , Mrs. Campbell Pread, (1904);

From the French: Wat volwassen meisjes wel eens mogen weten, Ch. Burlureaux, (1905),

Books by Fimmen Labour's Alternative: The United States of Europa or Europe Limited (1924) Labour Publishing Company, London