Samuel de Clercq

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameSamuel•de Clercq
Used nameSamuel•de Clercq
Nick/petnamesSam
Born22 May 1876 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (NED)
Died19 March 1962 in Den Haag (The Hague), Zuid-Holland (NED)
NOC Netherlands

Biography

The son of Amsterdam banker Pieter de Clercq, Samuel de Clercq graduated from Delft University in 1900 as a civil engineer. A ZHESM railroad company employee, he designed stations, houses for the company’s workers, as well as utility buildings. After a hostile takeover, De Clercq started working as an independent architect, expanding his domain to villas (many for textile factory owners) and banks. His best known building is the head office of life insurance company “Centrale” in Den Haag (1935), for which he also designed part of the furniture. During the Interbellum, De Clercq regularly collaborated with Dolf Broese van Groenou, with whom he also designed the Stadium for Scheveningen that was entered for the 1924 Olympics. This was a plan designed in 1919 for the “Westbroekpark The Hague Stadium”, which, however, was not carried out. The project was inspired by the sports official [Pieter Scharroo]. The plans show a stadium for 50 - 60,000 spectators with a cycling track, space for equestrian competitions, and water sports. At the insistence of the mayor of Den Haag, the project was finally rejected by the city council and a park was created instead.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Summer Olympics Art Competitions NED Samuel de Clercq
Architecture, Open (Olympic) Dolf Broese van Groenou AC