Henk Wegerif - Overview

As an architect, Wegerif is best known for the many villas he designed, which arose all over the Netherlands, but especially in Apeldoorn and Wassenaar. In 1908 he made a study trip to the United States, other than that he mainly learned in practice. He also designed sets for both film and theatre; he made cameo appearances in Willem van Oranje (1934) and Boefje (Wilton's Zoo; 1939). In 1931, together with Jan Wils and H.A.J. Baanders, Wegerif founded the 'Vereeniging Tempelbouw', a union of masonic architects. From December 14, 1938 to May 8, 1942 he was chairman of the 'Haagse Kunstkring', an association for artists and art lovers in The Hague.