Jan Romein
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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.[1] His work has been translated into English, German, French, Italian, Polish, Indonesian and Japanese.[1]
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Born | (1893-10-30)30 October 1893[1] |
Died | 16 July 1962(1962-07-16) (aged 68)[1] |
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Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Leiden[1] |
Thesis | Dostojewski in de Westersche Kritiek. Een hoofdstuk uit de geschiedenis van de literaire roem (1924) |
Doctoral advisor | Nicolaas van Wijk[1] |
Influences | Johan Huizinga,[1], Arnold J. Toynbee[2] |
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School or tradition | Marxist historiography |
Institutions | University of Amsterdam |
Doctoral students | Bernard Slicher van Bath |
Main interests | Cultural history, social history, literature |
Notable works | De Lage Landen bij de Zee, Erflaters van onze beschaving (both with Annie Romein-Verschoor), The Watershed of Two Eras. Europe in 1900. |
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