Anton Colijn

Antonie Hendrikus Colijn (April 13, 1894 in Ambarawa – March 11, 1945 in Muntok) was a Dutch amateur mountaineer who in 1936 led the Carstensz Expedition, being the first to climb the Carstenszgebergte in New Guinea. Colijn was the eldest son (of three) of the Hendrikus Colijn, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1925–1926 and 1933–1939. Colijn was posthumously awarded the Bronze Lion.

Anton Colijn

Antonie Hendrikus Colijn (April 13, 1894 in Ambarawa – March 11, 1945 in Muntok) was a Dutch amateur mountaineer who in 1936 led the Carstensz Expedition, being the first to climb the Carstenszgebergte in New Guinea. Colijn was the eldest son (of three) of the Hendrikus Colijn, Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1925–1926 and 1933–1939. Colijn was posthumously awarded the Bronze Lion.