Arthur van SchendelArthur van Schendel 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 was General Director of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam from 1959–1975.Prizes1931 – C.W. van der Hoogtprijs for Het fregatschip Johanna Maria1933 – Tollensprijs for his entire oeuvre1947 – P.C. Hooftprijs for ''Het oude huis''