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Willibrord Frequin

1941 – 2022

Dutch television presenter and journalist

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About Willibrord Frequin

Lived 1941 – 2022 (aged 80). Willibrord Frequin was a Dutch television presenter and journalist.

Biography Frequin was born in Arnhem, the son of Louis Frequin, an Editor-in-chief. He was raised in Nijmegen. Frequin attended the Canisuis College, a boarding school. He was a journalist for the Katholieke Radio Omroep since 1963, in which Frequin was also an assistant director at the NOS Studio Sport. He came off unscathed. In 2002, Frequin was arrested in Tokyo for "shooting" two paratroopers jumping off a skyscraper. In the same year on 20 December 2002, he had offset the house of politician and economist Wim Duisenberg and his wife Gretta Duisenberg with an Israeli flag for which he had rented a large aerial platform and Frequin also announced a playful action with a flag. He did not want to remove the flag or leave the premises on a summons from the police. He then had another collaboration with them in 2020 in the same program. According to the De Telegraaf interview, Frequin had revealed that he was suffering from heart failure and Parkinson's disease, stating that he only has a few months to live. He was married four times.

Frequin died in May 2022 of Parkinson's disease in Laren, North Holland, at the age of 80.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Canisius College Berg en Dalseweg, Nijmegen
Employers
Katholieke Radio Omroep, RTL Nederland

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Willibrord Frequin?

Dutch television presenter and journalist (1941–2022)

When was Willibrord Frequin born?

Willibrord Frequin was born on 6 September 1941 in Arnhem.

When did Willibrord Frequin die?

Willibrord Frequin died on 26 May 2022 in Laren.

What was Willibrord Frequin's occupation?

Willibrord Frequin was a television presenter and journalist.

What nationality was Willibrord Frequin?

Willibrord Frequin was Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Willibrord Frequin

· Wikidata: Q2216032

· DBpedia: Willibrord Frequin

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