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Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author.
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- The Story of Mankind
- Historian, journalist, author
Hendrik Willem van Loon was a prolific Dutch American author, historian and illustrator. During his early professional years, van Loon also was an Associated Press news correspondent reporting from Russia on the Russian Revolution in 1905, and on the First World War, reporting from Belgium, during its early stages in 1914.
In 1931 Bing met Hendrik Willem van Loon, a Dutch American writer based in New York who became her patron and her entrée into the American art world. He introduced her work to art dealer Julien Levy, who exhibited her photographs at his gallery in the exhibit “Modern European…
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.
- Hendrik Willem van Loon
- 529 pp (hardback), 280 pp (paperback)
- 1921
- 1921
Hendrik Willem van Loon was destined to be a popularizer. After graduating from Cornell University, van Loon worked as a journalist for the Associated Press in Russia and Poland, before pursuing his PhD in history at the University of Munich.
A professor of history at Cornell and Antioch, van Loon is best known for his prodigious output of popular histories, many written for children. His The Story of Mankind was the first winner of the Newberry Medal in 1922.
U.S. historian and illustrator Hendrik Willem van Loon was the first recipient of the American Library Association’s Newbery Medal, a prestigious honor recognizing excellence in children’s literature.
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