Hendrik Willem van Loon

Hendrik Willem van Loon
Born	(1882-01-14)January 14, 1882 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	March 11, 1944(1944-03-11) (aged 62) Connecticut, US
Occupation	Historian, journalist, author
Education	Cornell University, University of Munich
Genre	Popular history
Notable works	The Story of Mankind
Notable awards	Newbery Medal (1922)

Hendrik Willem van Loon^[a] (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author.

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