The store was founded by Paul Van Doren, his brother James Van Doren (also known as Jim Van Doren), and their partners Gordon Lee and Serge Delia on the 16th of March, 1966. Their first pairs of ...

FOR the friends and family of Charles Van Doren, most of the fascination of his mental marathon is not what he says—which is fascinating enough—but the fact that he can say anything at all ...

Van Doren also acted in a play by James Thurber, a Connecticut neighbor to the family. In graduate school, Van Doren switched his concentration to math. But believing his abilities equipped him ...