Hendrik Willem Van Loon(1882-1944)
- Writer
- Producer
Hendrik Willem Van Loon was born on January 14, 1882 in the
Netherlands (Father also named Hendrik Willem). He graduated from
Harvard University and did his doctoral work in Munich. He is best
noted for his lively histories and biographies for children (but much
enjoyed by adults too) decorated with his own drawings. His best known
works include The Story of Mankind (winner of the first Newberry Medal)
first published in 1921 and still making updated appearances in
bookstores, Thomas Jefferson, Johann Sebastian Bach, The Story of
America (1927), Tolerance, Our War, Van Loon's Lives, The Story of the
Bible, and The Life and Times of Rembrandt, all told he wrote over
thirty books. He was married twice and had two sons by his first wife,
Henry B. and Gerard Willem. He was living in Connecticut at the time of
his death.
