By what name do we better know Mr van Rijn, who lived in Holland in the 17th century?
Nicholas van Rijn in the waning days of the Terran Empire, it is noted that van Rijn's adventures have by then entered deeply into the popular culture of humanity and become the staple of story-tellers plying their trade in the marketplaces of more backward planets. Anderson may have derived the name from the famous painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. Other famous Van Rijns, however, have existed. The prefix van, unlike the German von, is not an indicator of minor nobility. Algis Budrys, reviewing "Trader to the Stars", described Van Rijn as "the boorish slob who makes unblushing use of his naked power, wallows
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