Name Willem Loon Role Historian | Movies The Story of Mankind | |
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Died March 11, 1944, Connecticut, United States Spouse Frances Goodrich (m. 1927–1929) Children Gerard Willem Van Loon, Henry Bowditch Van Loon Books The Story of Mankind, The arts, The Fall of the Dutch Republic, Ancient man, The life and times of Rembr Similar People Frances Goodrich, Andrew Dickson White, Irwin Allen, John Newbery, Otto Frank |
Willem van Loon (15 August 1891 – 29 November 1975) was a Dutch tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Arnhem and died in Arnhem.
In 1920 Van Loon won the silver medal as member of the Dutch tug of war team.
He was the younger brother of Antonius van Loon.
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