# Willem Visser 't Hooft

> Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the World Council of Churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966

**Wikidata**: [Q574414](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q574414)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_Visser_'t_Hooft)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/willem-visser-t-hooft


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19. [Source](https://www.friedenspreis-des-deutschen-buchhandels.de/alle-preistraeger-seit-1950/1960-1969/augustin-kardinal-bea-und-willem-a-visser-t-hooft)
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