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Van Loon published an updated edition in 1926 which included an extra essay, "After Seven Years", about the effects of World War I and another update in 1938 with a new epilogue. Since Van Loon's death in 1944, extensive additions were included in The Story of Mankind , initially by van Loon's son, Gerrit van Loon.
Hendrik Willem van Loon [a] (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author. Life.
Hannah Junghwa van Loon, known professionally as Tanukichan, is an American singer-songwriter based in San Francisco. [2] Her debut album Sundays was released on July 13, 2018 [3] via Company Records with production by Chaz Bear of Toro y Moi. [4] Following the release of Sundays, van Loon supported the musical act Kero Kero Bonito on their ...
Arnold I (b. about 1045 – d. about 1125), Count of Loon (Looz) from about 1079, son of Emmo, Count of Loon, and Suanhildis, daughter of Dirk III, Count of Holland, and his wife Othelandis. He was an ally of Henry of Verdun and Otbert, both bishops of Liège. In 1078, he endowed the collegiate churches of Huy and of St. John at Liège.
Van Loon (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn ˈloːn]) is a Dutch language toponymic surname. Loon , an Old Dutch dative plural of Lo meaning 'near/in the woods', [ 1 ] is part of the name of multiple towns (e.g. Borgloon and Loon op Zand ) and two medieval counties in the Low Countries.
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.
In 1980 it was established that work of Van Loon was based on forged documents. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Among his suspect findings is the Tawagonshi treaty . Other discoveries by Van Loon that proved to be false before publication were an early deed to Manhattan, a map of Albany from 1701, and a map of the Hudson River.
Antonius van Loon (25 June 1888 – 3 November 1962) was a Dutch tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Arnhem and died in Arnhem . In 1920 Van Loon won the silver medal as member of the Dutch tug of war team.