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Parzival Copes OC (born 22 January 1924) is a Canadian economist with a particular interest in regional science and specialization in fisheries economics and management.Born in Nakusp British Columbia he moved with his family to the Netherlands in 1933 and was educated at Vierde Vijfjarige H.B.S. in Amsterdam from 1936 to 1941. In 1942 he became active in ‘underground’ activities against the German occupation and in 1944 joined a Dutch resistance army unit.