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G.J. (Gerrit Jan) Nijland
1884–1946
A Dutch sports writer and author whose work moved between journalism, football, and regional history. Best known in book form for his contribution to the Mijn Land series, he wrote with a reporter’s eye for place and everyday life.
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Mijn Land, 03/11 : Zuid-Holland
by G.J. (Gerrit Jan) Nijland
About the author
Born in Amsterdam on February 17, 1884, and dying there on October 26, 1946, Gerrit Jan Nijland worked as a journalist and also became known in Dutch sporting life. Sources describe him as a football referee connected with the KNVB before he later built a career in sports journalism.
Research on early Dutch sports journalism places him at the Algemeen Handelsblad, where he was appointed as a sports editor in 1909. That helps explain the direct, observant style associated with his writing and his interest in subjects tied to public life and popular culture.
For readers, Nijland is especially linked with Mijn Land, 03/11: Zuid-Holland, part of a larger illustrated series about the Netherlands. In that volume, the text is credited to the Amsterdam journalist G. J. Nijland, presenting South Holland through its landscape, towns, waterways, and working life.