Jan Just Bos
Dutch rower, botanist and TV presenter
About Jan Just Bos
Lived 1939 – 2003 (aged 63). Jan Just Bos was a Dutch television presenter, botanist, presenter, coxswain and botanical collector.
Jan Justus "Jan-Just" Bos (28 July 1939 – 24 March 2003) was a Dutch botanist, television presenter, and rower who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
Bos (Dutch for "forest") studied forestry at the Wageningen University. While a student in Wageningen, he was the coxwain of the Dutch coxed pair, which was eliminated in the repechage at the 1960 Olympics. Four years later he won a bronze medal in the same event, together with Erik Hartsuiker and Herman Rouwé.
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Who was Jan Just Bos?
Dutch rower, botanist and TV presenter (1939-2003)
When was Jan Just Bos born?
Jan Just Bos was born on 28 July 1939 in Balikpapan.
When did Jan Just Bos die?
Jan Just Bos died on 24 March 2003 in Oosterbeek.
What was Jan Just Bos's occupation?
Jan Just Bos was a television presenter, botanist, presenter, coxswain and botanical collector.
What nationality was Jan Just Bos?
Jan Just Bos was Dutch.
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