Early Life, Family and Training Wim Steijn entered the world on 28 January 1914 in the village of Assendelft, Netherlands. He was born to Trijntje Volger and a cigar maker named Pieter Steyn. His early years were shaped by the wide, open polder landscapes of Jisp and Wormer, where the expansive Dutch countryside first met his gaze. This environment, defined by its vastness and light, would remain a constant presence in his memory and…