Hendrik Willem van Loon

1882–1944 (age 62)

author/historian

Biography

Historian and writer Hendrik Willem van Loon (1882-1944) introduced young readers to the sweep of global history with works like The Story of Mankind, for which he shared the inaugural Newbery Medal in 1922 and popularized the study of the past with humor and clarity.

He continued to travel, teach, and write in the years that followed, championing understanding between nations, and his cultural legacy is honored by those who gather at First Congregational Church Cemetery.

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