Robert van Gulik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert van Gulik

Dutch diplomat

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1910

Place of Birth: Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 24-Sep-1967

Profession: writer, diplomat, translator, musician, illustrator, novelist, linguist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Robert Hans van Gulik (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Gao Luópèi, August 9, 1910 – September 24, 1967) was an orientalist, diplomat, musician (of the guqin), 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.