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Hendrik Willem van Loon

1882 - 1944

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hendrik Willem van Loon has received more than 167,830 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Hendrik Willem van Loon is the 2,839th most popular writer (down from 2,816th in 2019), the 443rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 418th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Dutch Writer.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.45

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  • 1.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 2,839 out of 5,755. Before him are Asadi Tusi, Yuli Daniel, Bernhard Grzimek, Thomas Kyd, Mihály Vörösmarty, and Joan Brossa. After him are Dracontius, Valery Larbaud, Stanko Vraz, Camilla Collett, Mircea Cărtărescu, and Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 129. Before him are Robert Hichens, Donald Crisp, Hugh Dowding, Edmund Glaise-Horstenau, Joseph Marx, and Karl Valentin. After him are Kazimierz Bartel, Yakov Perelman, Federico Chávez, Nicolae Titulescu, Huseyn Javid, and Cai E. Among people deceased in 1944, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 161. Before him are Regina Jonas, Lepke Buchalter, Itzhak Katzenelson, Lou Henry Hoover, Alberts Kviesis, and Léon Brunschvicg. After him are Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Alois Musil, Lubor Niederle, Ramón Castillo, Shōji Nishimura, and Tatyana Baramzina.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 443 out of 1,427. Before him are Pieter Pourbus (1523), Co Adriaanse (1947), Ruud Geels (1948), Dirck Hals (1591), Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (1969), and Allaert van Everdingen (1621). After him are Philip de Koninck (1619), Salomon de Bray (1597), Countess Henriette Catherine of Nassau (1637), Gerrit Berckheyde (1638), Reinhart Dozy (1820), and Rinus Israël (1942).

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Among WRITERS In Netherlands

Among writers born in Netherlands, Hendrik Willem van Loon ranks 21. Before him are Cornelis Vreeswijk (1937), Herman Gorter (1864), Louis Couperus (1863), Isaac Titsingh (1745), Macropedius (1487), and Gerard Reve (1923). After him are Jan Luyken (1649), Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581), Willem Frederik Hermans (1921), Corrie ten Boom (1892), Tim Krabbé (1943), and Abraham Jacob van der Aa (1792).

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