Identificatie
Soort entiteit
Persoon
Geauthoriseerde naam
Van Doren, Charles Lincoln
Parallelle vormen van de naam
Gestandaardiseerde naamvorm(en) volgens andere regels.
- Van Doren, Charles Lincoln, 1926-2019
Aandere naamsvormen
- Charles L. Van Doren
- Charles Van Doren
- Charlie Van Doren
- Van Doren Charlie
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Beschrijving
Bestaansperiode
1926-2019
Geschiedenis
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.