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Goyen

American  
[goi-uhn] / ˈgɔɪ ən /

noun

  1. (Charles) William, 1915–83, U.S. novelist and playwright.

  2. Jan van 1596–1656, Dutch painter.


Goyen British  
/ ˈɡɔɪən /

noun

  1. Jan Josephszoon van (dʒæn ˈdʒəʊzɪfsˌzʊn væn). 1596–1656, Dutch landscape painter and etcher

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Irwin compares the scene to 17th century Dutch landscape paintings, like those by Jacob van Ruisdael or Jan van Goyen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2022

She was married to Michael Cannata from 1956 to 1962 and had one son, Michael Cannata Jr. William Goyen, a writer, was her husband from 1963 until his death in 1983.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2016

Her second husband, William Goyen, a novelist and playwright, died in 1983.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016

Her second husband, William Goyen, whom she married in 1963, died in 1983.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2016

Between 1610 and 1616 van Goyen wandered from one school to the other.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

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