Jan Romein

1893 - 1962

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands

native language: Dutch

languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch, Polish

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)