Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Van Doren, Charles Lincoln
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Van Doren, Charles Lincoln, 1926-2019
Other form(s) of name
- Charles L. Van Doren
- Charles Van Doren
- Charlie Van Doren
- Van Doren Charlie
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1926-2019
History
Charles Lincoln Van Doren was the son of famed poet Mark Van Doren, Mark having been one of Merton's professors at Columbia University. Charles became an scholar and professor at Columbia University, as well, but his legacy was later overshadowed by scandal. He was a long-term contestant on the game show Twenty-One. His winning streak was later revealed as a fraud.