Robert van Gulik
Dutch orientalist and diplomat
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Robert Hans van Gulik was a Dutch orientalist, diplomat, musician, and writer, best known for the Judge Dee historical mysteries, the protagonist of which he borrowed from the 18th-century Chinese detective novel Dee Goong An. Wikipedia
Born: August 9, 1910, Zutphen, Netherlands
Died: September 24, 1967 (age 57 years), The Hague, Netherlands
Spouse: Shui Shifang (m. 1943–1967)
Children: Willem, Pieter, Pauline, Thomas
