Draft:George Lodewijk Schorer

George Lodewijk Schorer
Schorer (1930s)
Born(1876-08-19)19 August 1876
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died4 June 1955(1955-06-04) (aged 78)
The Hague, Netherlands
AllegianceNetherlands
Service / branchRoyal Netherlands Navy
Years of service1895–1933
RankVice admiral
CommandsHNLMS Sumatra
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsKnight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Other workMember of the Netherlands Aviation Safety Board, Head of Schorer Commission (Uiver crash investigation)

George Lodewijk Schorer (19 August 1876 – 4 June 1955) was a Dutch officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy who later became a member of the Netherlands Aviation Safety Board.

Schorer was a member of the noble Schorer family and the son of Jonkheer Mr. George Lodewijk Schorer, president of the district court in Haarlem, and Maria Jacoba van der Lek de Clercq.[1]

  1. ^ Rahusen, E.N. (1904). Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde (ed.). Levensbericht van Jhr. Mr. J.W.M. Schorer (in Dutch). Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 13.

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