Frans Eduard Pels Rijcken

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Frans Eduard Pels Rijcken

A Dutch writer with a strong interest in law and public life, he is best known for a detailed 1887 study of Article 180 of the Dutch Municipal Act. He also appears in Dutch rowing history as an early sportsman and co-author of one of the first Dutch-language books on rowing.

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Nederlandsch handboek voor roeisport

Nederlandsch handboek voor roeisport

by Pieter Helbert Damsté, Frans Eduard Pels Rijcken

About the author

Frans Eduard Pels Rijcken was a Dutch author whose surviving published work points to a serious interest in legal questions and government. He is credited with Artikel 180 der gemeentewet (1887), a book focused on a specific part of Dutch municipal law.

Beyond his legal writing, Dutch historical sources also connect him with early rowing in the Netherlands. He is described as a rower with the student club Njord, a three-time Varsity winner with the crew Sans Nom, and a co-author, with Pieter Helmer Damsté, of an early Dutch-language rowing handbook.

Only a limited amount of biographical information could be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so this sketch stays close to what is clearly supported: a 19th-century Dutch writer remembered for legal commentary and for a notable place in Dutch rowing culture.