Sir Charles Ralph Boxer | |
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Born | 8 March 1904 |
Died | 27 April 2000 |
Occupation | Historian |
Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Sir Charles Ralph Boxer FBA GCIH (8 March 1904 – 27 April 2000) was a British historian of Dutch and Portuguese maritime and colonial history, especially in relation to South Asia and the Far East. In Hong Kong he was the chief spy for the British army intelligence in the years leading up to World War II.