Theo van Doesburg last issue of De Stijl as a memorial issue with contributions by old and new members from De Stijl. Theo van Doesburg Theo van Doesburg (, 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch artist, who practiced painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl. He was married to artist, pianist and choreographer Nelly van Doesburg. Theo van Doesburg was born Christian Emil Marie Küpper on 30 August 1883, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, as the son of the photographer and Henrietta Catherina Margadant. After a short training in acting
Piet van der Walt Police (SWAPOL) before Namibian independence, he stated that his short stint in Oshakati in the north of Namibia was merely to serve in the auxiliary service as mechanic. From 1990 he worked for Old Mutual in Windhoek. In 1999 he started "Van der Walt Motors", a service station with surrounding shops near Windhoek's city centre. A White Afrikaner Namibian, van der Walt began associating with SWAPO in a business capacity following independence in 1990. He was placed on the parliamentary list for SWAPO at number 42 prior to the 2009 National Assembly election and subsequently elected. He was associated with