. 6 ▁into ▁ 4 : 0 8 . 6 . ▁ ▁Ho og er wer f ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m ▁relay ▁team . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁qual ifications . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁And ries ▁Ho og er wer f ▁was ▁Dutch ▁ 8 0 0 ▁m ▁champion . ▁Besides ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m ▁relay ▁team ▁of ▁his ▁club ▁H AV , ▁that ▁captured ▁the ▁Dutch ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁en ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁Ho og er wer f ▁moved ▁to ▁Java ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁( now ▁Indones ia ), ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Bog or ▁Botan ical ▁Gard ens . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁nature ▁protection ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁nature ▁res erves ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁especially ▁associated ▁with ▁U j ung ▁K ul on ▁National ▁Park , ▁Indones ia ' s ▁first , ▁and ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁the ▁J avan ▁Rh in oc eros . ▁ ▁Ho og er wer f ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁although ▁continu ing ▁to