Robbert Hartog
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Robbert Hartog of Midland, Ontario, Canada[1] (-2008), an economist,[2] a philanthropist, a business leader[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and an inventor,[10] served as the Chairman of the Educational Methods Group of the World Scout Committee.[11]
Born in the southern region of the Netherlands, Hartog immigrated to Canada in 1941, enrolling at the University of Toronto and graduating with a Masters Degree in Economics in 1942. He immediately he returned to Europe to join the Allied the war effort. Hartog returned to settle in Canada in 1946, when he founded Kindred Industries Limited, which became a multi-national corporation eventually employing 1,400 people. In the 1970s, Hartog merged Wallaceburg Brass with Kindred Industries, becoming the founding Chair and CEO of Waltec Incorporated in Midland. In 1984, the year Hartog sold the company, Waltec was listed by Canadian Business as one of the 25 most profitable companies in Canada.[12] [13]
In 1981, Hartog was awarded the 147th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.[14][15]
The Georgian College Robbert Hartog Midland Campus is named after him.[16]
References
- ^ Inland Seas, Volume 22, Issue 4 Great Lakes Historical Society., 1966 - Great Lakes (North America) p. 338 Robbert Hartog, Midland, Ontario
- ^ https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=YQZOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Robbert+Hartog%22&dq=%22Robbert+Hartog%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8_u3ZyKfRAhWMf7wKHYkTDyIQ6AEIUDAI House of Commons Debates, Official Report (Hansard), Volume 142, Issues 38-47 E. Cloutier, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 2008 p 2524 STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS [English] ROBBERT HARTOG Mr. Bruce Stanton (Simcoe North, CPC): "Mr. Speaker, a week ago Sunday, my riding lost one of its most celebrated community leaders and builders."..
- ^ https://www.cintl.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=942 Biography of Robbert Hartog, First Chair of CCI's Board, Going to Print
- ^ Corporate Catalyst: A Chronicle of the (Mis)Management of Canadian Business ...By Tony Griffiths p 186 board of Directors of Develcon
- ^ Directory of Directors Maclean-Hunter Publishing Company, 1980 p 644
- ^ Bulletin of Ontario Securities Commission 1974 p 178
- ^ The Blue Book of Canadian Business Canadian Newspaper Services International Limited (COR) Canadian Newspaper Services International., 2008 p H-678
- ^ Canadian Business Magazine, Volume 49 CB Media, 1976 - Canada p. 30 Robbert Hartog, President and Chief Executive of Waltec Enterprises Ltd
- ^ Standard Directory of Worldwide Marketing National Register Publishing Co. Staff National Register Publishing Company, Macmillan Directory Division, 1990
- ^ https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Robbert+Hartog%22 multiple patents
- ^ John S. Wilson (1959), Scouting Round the World. First edition, Blandford Press. p. 133, 269
- ^ "Robbert Hartog Named Fellow of Georgian College". Midland Free Press. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=YQZOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Robbert+Hartog%22&dq=%22Robbert+Hartog%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8_u3ZyKfRAhWMf7wKHYkTDyIQ6AEIUDAI House of Commons Debates, Official Report (Hansard), Volume 142, Issues 38-47 E. Cloutier, Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 2008 p 2524 STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS [English] ROBBERT HARTOG Mr. Bruce Stanton (Simcoe North, CPC): "Mr. Speaker, a week ago Sunday, my riding lost one of its most celebrated community leaders and builders."..
- ^ Dr. László Nagy, 250 Million Scouts, The World Scout Foundation and Dartnell Publishers, 1985
- ^ https://www.scout.org/BronzeWolfAward/list complete list
- ^ http://www.academica.ca/top-ten/georgian-college-names-midland-campus-after-philanthropist-robbert-hartog Georgian College names Midland campus after philanthropist Robbert Hartog (August 25, 2008)
External links
- Teahen, Shannon. Robbert Hartog: A Lifetime of Changing Lives. University of Waterloo Press, 2009 ISBN 0968282741.[1]
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- ^ https://www.cintl.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=942 Biography of Robbert Hartog, First Chair of CCI's Board, Going to Print