Arthur van Schendel

Arthur van Schendel (15 March 1874 in Batavia, Dutch East Indies – 11 September 1946 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer of novels and short stories. One of his best known works is Het fregatschip Johanna Maria. His son Arthur F.E. van Schendel (1910–1979) was General Director of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam from 1959–1975.

Prizes

 * 1931 – C.W. van der Hoogtprijs for Het fregatschip Johanna Maria
 * 1933 – Tollensprijs for his entire oeuvre
 * 1947 – P.C. Hooftprijs for Het oude huis