Pieter Geyl Professions : Historian Born : December 15, 1887 Died : December 31, 1966 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Pieter Geyl Imagination plays too important a role in the writing of history, and what is imagination but the projection of the author's personality. Pieter Geyl writing motivational inspirational History is an argument without end. Pieter Geyl argument ends history Wars usually have the effect of speeding up the process of history. Pieter Geyl process war history Similar Authors Abram L. Sachar historian Bryan Ward-Perkins historian Bruce Catton historian Bruce Bartlett historian Brian Crozier historian Allan Nevins historian All Authors