Simon Vestdijk

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9 Obscure Literary Terms

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10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

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When Was the Periodic Table Invented?

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U.S. Death Toll During Major Events

solar eclipse, sun, moon, astronomy, space

How Do You Tell the Difference Between Total, Annular, Solar, and Lunar Eclipses?

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5 Weird Facts About Venus

Do Camels Store Water in Their Humps?

Space race (1957-1969) infographic between United States (U.S.) and Russia. America, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., space exploration

Timeline of the Space Race, 1957–69

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Born	October 17, 1898 • Harlingen • Netherlands
Died	March 23, 1971 (aged 72) • Utrecht • Netherlands
Notable Works	“Meneer Vissers hellevaart” • “Terug tot Ina Damman”

Harry Mulisch

Dutch author

Gerard Reve

Dutch author

Cees Nooteboom

Dutch author

Betje Wolff

Dutch author

Agatha Deken, detail of an engraving by L. Portman after a drawing by A. Teerlink after a painting by P. Groenia

Aagje Deken

Dutch author

Multatuli

Dutch author

Frederik Willem van Eeden

Dutch author and physician

Jo van Ammers-Küller

Dutch author

Willem Frederik Hermans

Dutch author

Maria Dermoût

Dutch author

Edgar du Perron

Dutch writer and critic

Couperus, engraving by T. Kerstel after a portrait by H.J. Haverman

Louis Marie Anne Couperus

Dutch author

Aernout Drost

Dutch author

Schendel, detail of an oil painting by Jan Toorop, 1912

Arthur van Schendel

Dutch writer

Heijermans, crayon drawing by Jan Toorop, 1914

Herman Heijermans

Dutch author

Jan de Hartog

Dutch-American author

Van Lennep, detail of an oil painting by Johan Georg Schwartze; in a private collection

Jacob van Lennep

Dutch writer

Lodewijk van Deyssel

Dutch author

Israël Querido

Dutch author

Van Looy, drawing by Jan Pieter Veth, 1896; in the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Neth.

Jacobus van Looy

Dutch author and artist

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