See Also: Wilhelmina (Helena Pauline Maria)(encyclopedia)
King, Stephen (Edwin)(encyclopedia)
Wilhelmina (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Beatrix (Wilhelmina Armgard)(encyclopedia)
Juliana (Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina)(encyclopedia)
Pauline(dictionary)
Pauline's(tourism)
Chez Pauline(tourism)
Pauline (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Kael, Pauline(encyclopedia)

Wilhelmina (Helena Pauline Maria) (sh) and King, Stephen (Edwin) (sh)


Wilhelmina (Helena Pauline Maria) (sh)




born Aug. 31, 1880, The Hague, Neth.
died Nov. 28, 1962, Het Loo, near Apeldoorn

Queen of The Netherlands (1890-1948).

Daughter of King William III, she became queen on his death, under her mother's regency until 1898, and soon gained wide popular approval. She helped maintain her country's neutrality in World War I. After Germany invaded The Netherlands in 1940, she left with her family for London. Throughout World War II she made Radio broadcasts to maintain the morale of the Dutch people, becoming a symbol of Dutch resistance to the German occupation. In 1948 she abdicated in favour of her daughter, Juliana.


King, Stephen (Edwin) (sh)




born Sept. 21, 1947, Portland, Maine, U.S.

U.S. writer.

Educated at the University of Maine, he wrote a number of enormously popular books, which made him one of the world's best-selling writers. His books blend horror, the macabre, fantasy, and science Fiction. Carrie (1974; Film 1976), his first published novel and an immediate Success, was followed by a long string of popular books, including The Shining (1977; Film, 1980; Television miniseries, 1997), The Dead Zone (1979; Film, 1983), Pet Sematery (1983; Film, 1989), and Misery (1987; Film, 1990). Most of his novels have been adapted for Television or Film, and most have been translated into many Languages.