Loek Dijkman

Lodewijk Theodorus Lambertus "Loek" Dijkman (22 February 1942 – 1 November 2024) was a Dutch business person and philanthropist.

Dijkman was the founder of the music centre  in the Parkkerk, Amsterdam. He also ensured the preservation of the Arboretum , which he took over from the Wageningen University and started the statue galary   there. On the  in Leiden, Stichting Utopa that was founded by Dijkman, owns the historic Holy Spirit Orphanage, the oldest parts of which date back to the fifteenth century. After a thorough renovation, the building has been used by Stichting Utopa as the Utopa Orphanage/Children's Rights House since 2010.Utopa Weeshuis

He has been awarded several times for his commitment to art and culture in the Netherlands, including the  in 2008.

Dijkman died in Leiden on 1 November 2024, at the age of 82.

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Category:Dutch businesspeople
Category:Philanthropists
Category:1942 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:People from Velsen
Category:Place of death missing