Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882–1944)
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Hendrik Willem van Loon was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on January 14, 1882. He immigrated to the United States in 1902 and attended Cornell University, where he received a bachelor's degree in 1905. After graduating, he became a news correspondent for the Associated Press. He reported from toon meer Russia on the Russian Revolution in 1905 and from Belgium during World War I in 1914. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Munich in 1911. His dissertation, The Fall of the Dutch Republic, was published as a book in 1913. He lectured at Cornell University on European History from 1915-1917 and served as the Department Head of Social Sciences at Antioch College, Ohio from 1921-1922. He was an author, historian, and illustrator. His wrote about 40 books during his lifetime including The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom, The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators, Report to Saint Peter, and The Story of Mankind, which received the Newberry Medal in 1922. During World War II, he broadcast speeches to the Netherlands. For his contributions during the war, Queen Wilhelmina, the Dutch queen, knighted him in 1942. He died on March 11, 1944 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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R. v. R. : zijnde een relaas van de laatste jaren en den dood van een zekeren Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, schilder… (1777) — Auteur — 217 exemplaren
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A Short History of Discovery: From the Earliest Times to the Founding of Colonies in the American Continent (2007) 9 exemplaren
The Story of Wilbur the Hat 8 exemplaren
Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language Encyclopedic Edition [1951 Red Cloth Hardback Covers] 5 exemplaren
The NBC Symphony Orchestra 3 exemplaren
Christmas carols 2 exemplaren
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Adriaen Block. Skipper, Trader, Explorer 2 exemplaren
A Short Wave Journey of Discovery 1 exemplaar
June 16th, 1937. A broadcast delivered on that day over the networks of the Natiional Broadcasting Company 1 exemplaar
The songs America sings 1 exemplaar
Hendrik Van Loon's Wide World Game 1 exemplaar
Short History of Discovery 1 exemplaar
The Life and Times of Rembrandt [abridged] 1 exemplaar
Multiplex Man 1 exemplaar
Istoria omenirii 1 exemplaar
Van Loons Geography 1 exemplaar
THE STORY OF MANKIND by Hendrik - Annotated 1 exemplaar
Van Loon on the Air 1 exemplaar
Folk Songs of Many Lands 1 exemplaar
Paintings by Vincent Van Gogh 1 exemplaar
La geografia 1 exemplaar
Man the Miracle Worker 1 exemplaar
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- 1882-01-14
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- heart valve collapse
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Ithaca, New York, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Washington DC, USA
Moscow, Russia (toon alle 14)
Warsaw, Poland
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Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
London, England, UK
Veere, Zeeland, Niederlande
Connecticut, USA - Opleiding
- Harvard University
Cornell University (AB|1905)
University of Munich (Ph.D|1911) - Beroepen
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Antioch College - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Newbery Award (1922)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1938)
Knighthood (Netherland, 1942)
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The Story of Mankind door Hendrik Willem Van Loon
The winner of the first John Newbery Medal, originally published in 1921. "The Story of Mankind" sweeps from the origins of human life to contemporary times. This version has incorporated recent events through the end of the 20th century. Drawings and maps.
The concept of "inviting" famous persons from history for dinner is an interesting way of presenting history to the general public.
Regretfully the author had to spoil his work by interrupting the story to expound his biases and prejudices, some of which come across as very dated nowadays.
Regretfully the author had to spoil his work by interrupting the story to expound his biases and prejudices, some of which come across as very dated nowadays.
Colonialist, sexist, incomplete, but I did learn something about history from van Loon.
It's been a long time since I read this, but every now and then it pops into my memory. Today I went and looked it up at the library for old times' sake.
It's a history-ish book... by which I mean, it's about a couple of fellows who are miraculously able to invite any historical figure they want to have dinner with them. Two things from it have always stuck in my mind: when Robespierre comes and makes a little guillotine to cut up his oranges, and when Emily Dickinson comes and secretes herself in an upstairs room, sending notes and poems floating down through the floorboards.
It's very odd book, and extremely long. Many hundreds of pages. I can't remember why I checked it out exactly, I think I heard mention of it somewhere online years ago, then went and located it at my college library. It hadn't been checked out for over twenty years, I think. Indeed, a very obscure and unusual book.… (meer)
It's a history-ish book... by which I mean, it's about a couple of fellows who are miraculously able to invite any historical figure they want to have dinner with them. Two things from it have always stuck in my mind: when Robespierre comes and makes a little guillotine to cut up his oranges, and when Emily Dickinson comes and secretes herself in an upstairs room, sending notes and poems floating down through the floorboards.
It's very odd book, and extremely long. Many hundreds of pages. I can't remember why I checked it out exactly, I think I heard mention of it somewhere online years ago, then went and located it at my college library. It hadn't been checked out for over twenty years, I think. Indeed, a very obscure and unusual book.… (meer)
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