Erik Zürcher, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erik Zürcher

Dutch sinologist

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1928

Place of Birth: Utrecht, Netherlands

Date of Death: 07-Feb-2008

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Erik Zürcher (13 September 1928, Utrecht – 7 February 2008, Warmond) was a Dutch Sinologist.
From 1962 to 1993, Zürcher was a professor of history of East Asia at the Leiden University.
He was also Director of the Sinological Institute, between 1975 and 1990.
His Chinese name was Xu Lihe (???).