What is Arnold Heertje?
[[File:In Haagse Nieuwspoort werd boek Het officiele circuit van econoom Arnold Heert, Bestanddeelnr 931-1581.jpg|thumb|Arnold Heertje]] '''Arnold Heertje''' (19 February 1934 – 4 April 2020) was a Dutch [[economist]]. He was an Emeritus Professor at the [[University of Amsterdam]]. Heertje was also a writer and columnist. He became known for his opposition to the [[Betuweroute]]. Heertje was born in [[Breda]], [[Netherlands]]. From 1964 to 1999 he was Professor of Political Economy at the Law Faculty of the [[University of Amsterdam]], and from 1997 to 2006 he was Professor in the History of Economic Science. Heertje was a member of the [[Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences]], elected in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knaw.nl/nl/leden/leden/4229 |title=Arnold Heertje |language=nl |publisher=[[Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref> Heertje died on 4 April 2020 in [[Amsterdam]] at the age of 86.<ref>[https://nos.nl/artikel/2329468-econoom-arnold-heertje-86-overleden.html Econoom Arnold Heertje (86) overleden] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Heertje, Arnold}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch academics]] [[Category:Dutch columnists]] [[Category:Dutch economists]] [[Category:Dutch Jews]] [[Category:Jewish academics]] [[Category:Jewish writers]] [[Category:People from Breda]] [[Category:Writers from North Brabant]] {{bio-stub}}