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Van Dyke, Henry

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Van Dyke, Henry (1852-1933)

US Protestant clergyman and author. From 1899 to 1923 he was a professor of English at Princeton. His publications included poetry, essays, and short stories on religious and secular themes. He was American ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg from 1913 to 1916 and served as a naval chaplain during World War I.

Van Dyke was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania. The son of a Presbyterian minister, he grew up in New York City, was educated at Princeton, and held pastorates in Newport, Rhode Island, and New York City.



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