Jan Romein
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.
Jan Marius Romein | |
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Romein (Amsterdam, 1947) | |
| Born | 30 October 1893 Rotterdam |
| Died | 16 July 1962 (aged 68) |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Leiden |
| Thesis | Dostojewski in de Westersche Kritiek. Een hoofdstuk uit de geschiedenis van de literaire roem (1924) |
| Doctoral advisor | Nicolaas van Wijk |
| Influences | Johan Huizinga,, Arnold J. Toynbee |
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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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