Jan Romein
1893
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1962
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands
native language: Dutch
educated at: Leiden University, Gymnasium Erasmianum
occupation: journalist, historian, university teacher, writer
award received: Righteous Among the Nations
Jan Marius Nicolas Romein (30 October 1893 – 16 July 1962) was a Dutch historian, journalist, literary scholar and professor of history at the University of Amsterdam. A Marxist and a student of Huizinga, Romein is remembered for his popularizing books of Dutch national history, jointly authored with his wife Annie Romein-Verschoor. His work has been translated into English, German, French, Italian, Polish, Indonesian and Japanese. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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