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First edition (publ. Simon & Schuster) Van Loon's Lives is a book by the Dutch-American writer Hendrik Willem van Loon published in 1942. Its full title, deliberately written in a manner already archaic at the time of writing, is Van Loon's Lives: Being a true and faithful account of a number of highly interesting meetings with certain historical personages, from Confucius and Plato to ...
Van Loon was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Willem van Loon [2] and Elisabeth Johanna Hanken. [3] He immigrated to the United States in 1902 to study at Harvard University and then Cornell University, where he received his AB in 1905. [4] In 1906 [5] he married Eliza Ingersoll Bowditch (1880–1955), daughter of a Harvard ...
280 pp (paperback) The Story of Mankind is a book written and illustrated by Dutch-American journalist, professor, and author Hendrik Willem van Loon. It was published in 1921. In 1922, it was awarded the Newbery Medal for an outstanding contribution to children's literature. This was the first year the Newbery Medal was awarded.
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Paul van Loon. Paul van Loon (born 17 April 1955) is a Dutch author of children's literature. Notable series by van Loon include Dolfje Weerwolfje [nl; es] and De Griezelbus (book series) [nl; it], both of which have been adapted into theatre productions and films.
V. Van Loon's Lives. Categories: Historical novels by nationality. Dutch novels by genre.
Hendrik Willem van Loon's 1942 fantasy novel Van Loon's Lives includes Theodora as a character. Theodora and the Emperor (1952) is a historical novel by Harold Lamb that focuses on the life of Theodora, her relationship with Justinian, and her many accomplishments as empress.