Nicholas, Lynn H.

Lynn H. Nicholas was born in New London, CT, and educated in the U.S., England, and Spain. The Rape of Europa, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, has been translated into eight languages. It inspired an international movement to locate and repatriate works of art and other property confiscated and stolen by individuals and governments before and during World War II. Ms. Nicholas was elected to the Legion d'Honneur by the government of France and was named an "Amicus Poloniae "by Poland. She has become widely known as a lecturer on the issues addressed in The Rape of Europa and C...