page_title: Waterland
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Waterland / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Collectie / Archief&#160;: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie&#160;: Aankomst op Schiphol van burgemeester Polak na een bezoek aan de VS ter gelegenheid van de viering van de Bicentennial Beschrijving&#160;: Burgemeester Polak Datum&#160;: 11 oktober 1982 Locatie&#160;: Noord-Holland, Schiphol Trefwoorden&#160;: aankomst en vertrek, burgemeesters, portretten Persoonsnaam&#160;: Polak, Wim Fotograaf&#160;: Croes, Rob C. / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende&#160;: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort&#160;: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris&#160;: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer&#160;: 932-3584
context_page_description: Waterland is a municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland. It is situated north of Amsterdam, on the western shore of the Markermeer. It is well-known for comprising the touristy towns of Broek in Waterland and Marken.
context_section_description: Pieter Floriszoon (1602 or 1606 in Monnickendam – 1658) a Dutch Vice Admiral in the Battle of the Sound
  Alexander Johan Berman (1828 in Zierikzee – 1886) the Dutch Reformed minister of Watergang
  Pieter Groenhart (1894 in Ilpendam – 1965) a Dutch lichenologist, researched tropical Asian lichens
  Wim Polak (1924–1999) a Dutch politician, lived in Ilpendam, Mayor of Amsterdam 1977/1983
  Peter Spier (1927–2017) a Dutch-American illustrator and writer of children's books, grew up in Broek in Waterland
  Michaël Zeeman (1958 in Marken – 2009) a Dutch journalist, author, editor, columnist and literary critic
  Sita (born 1980 in Ilpendam) aka Sita Maria Vermeulen, a Dutch pop singer
caption: Wim Polak, 1982
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