Gerrit Bol

Gerrit Bol (May 29, 1906 – February 21, 1989) was a Dutch mathematician who specialized in geometry.

[2] Bol earned his PhD in 1928 at Leiden University under Willem van der Woude.

In 1933 Bol signed the Loyalty Oath of German Professors to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State.

In 1942–1945 during World War II, Bol fought on the Dutch side, and was taken prisoner.

After the war, Bol became professor at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, until retirement there in 1971.