# Jan Prins

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**Jan Prins** (14 May 1944 in [Zaandam](/source/Zaandam) – 7 March 2008 in [The Hague](/source/The_Hague)) was a Dutch newspaper editor and journalist.

Prins, born in [Zaanstad](/source/Zaanstad) into a communist family (his uncle was [Marcus Bakker](/source/Marcus_Bakker)), began his journalistic career in the early 1960 as an apprentice reporter at *[De Zaanlander](/source/De_Zaanlander)*, after which he went on to work for [Sijthoff](/source/Luitingh-Sijthoff) in The Hague, and to become [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) of the *[Rotterdams Dagblad](/source/Algemeen_Dagblad)*.[1][2]

## References

1. ["Oud-hoofdredacteur Jan Prins overleden"](http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1245086/2008/03/08/Oud-hoofdredacteur-Jan-Prins-overleden.dhtml). *[Trouw](/source/Trouw)*. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

1. Pekelder, Willem (19 March 2008). ["Jan Prins 1944-2008"](http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/archief/article/detail/1635522/2008/03/19/Jan-Prins-1944-2008.dhtml). *[Trouw](/source/Trouw)*. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

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