Cornelis van Eesteren
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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Eesteren, not Eesteren.
Cornelis van Eesteren (4 July 1897, Alblasserdam - 21 February 1988, Amsterdam) was a prominent Dutch architect and urban planner. He worked for the Town Planning department of Amsterdam (1929–59) and was the chairman of the CIAM (1930–1947).[1] He contributed to the De Stijl movement, with its founder Theo van Doesburg, the artist Piet Mondrian, and others.[2]