![]() ![]() van Stockum passed away at her home in Berkhamsted, England. ![]() van Stockum’s paintings was selected to be featured on an Irish postage stamp.ġ0) Ms. ![]() Every element of occupied Holland is united. This acclaimed story of World War II is rich in suspense, characterization, plot and spiritual truth. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. van Stockum’s first book and won honors fromħ) Her best known book, The Winged Watchman, describes true events of how windmills were used for signaling the Dutch Resistance during World War II.Ĩ) In 1983 she was elected to the Honorary Council of the Royal Hibernian Academy in Ireland.ĩ) In 1993, one of Ms. Bethlehem Books, 1995 - Juvenile Fiction - 191 pages. Later she lived in the US, Canada, and England for many years.Ħ) A Day on Skates: The Story of a Dutch Picnic (1935), was Ms. Together the couple had six children.ĥ) As a child she lived in the Netherlands and Ireland. van Stockum is known for her book The Winged Watchman.ġ) She was born in Rotterdam to a Dutch Royal Navy officer.Ģ) Her grandfather, Charles Boissevain, was the editor of an influential Dutch newspaper.ģ) Her brother was famous mathematician Willem Jacob van Stockum, not only was he a pioneer of the then new theory of gravitation (general relativity), he also volunteered to be a pilot for the Allies in WWII where he unfortunately found his death during a bombing run.Ĥ) Her husband, Ervin Ross Marlin, was a friend of her brother. ![]() Hilda Gerarda van Stockum (9 February, 1908 – 1 November, 2006) was a writer and artist from the Netherlands. ![]()
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