Robert van Gulik | |
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 Robert van Gulik with a baby gibbon Bubu | |
| Born | 9 August 1910 |
| Died | 24 September 1967 (aged 57) |
| Spouse | Shui Shifang |
| Children | Willem, Pieter, Pauline, Thomas |
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Robert Hans van Gulik (Chinese: 髙羅佩; pinyin: Gāo Luópèi, 9 August 1910 – 24 September 1967) was a Dutch 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.