H. E. (Henri Emile) Koopmans van Boekeren

Born in Leiden on August 30, 1870, and later dying in Utrecht on February 19, 1939, Henri Emile Koopmans van Boekeren was a Dutch author remembered today mainly for Jeanne d'Arc, de maagd van Orléans (Joan of Arc: the Maid of Orléans), published in 1916. The book offers a historical account of Joan of Arc's life, trial, and later rehabilitation, and it remains the work most closely associated with his name.

Available records also show that he passed the M.O. French A teaching qualification in The Hague in 1894. Outside his writing, he served as director of the Utrechtse Voorschotbank and was vice-chairman of the Muzikale Kring, suggesting a life that combined literary interests with business and musical culture.

He does not seem to be a widely documented literary figure today, so surviving public information is fairly limited. Even so, his work on Joan of Arc has endured through later reprints and audiobook editions, giving modern readers and listeners a small but lasting window into his historical writing.