Robert van Gulik

Summary

Robert van Gulik is a human^[1]. He was born in Zutphen^[2]. He was born on August 9, 1910^[3]. He passed away in The Hague^[4]. He died on September 24, 1967^[5]. He worked as a writer^[6], linguist^[7], diplomat^[8], translator^[9], and novelist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Robert van Gulik was born in Zutphen^[2].
• Robert van Gulik died in The Hague^[4].
• Robert van Gulik was born on August 9, 1910^[3].
• Robert van Gulik died on September 24, 1967^[5].
• Robert van Gulik held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands^[12].
• Dutch was Robert van Gulik's native language^[13].
• Robert van Gulik's professions included writer^[6].
• Robert van Gulik worked as a linguist^[7].
• Robert van Gulik's professions included diplomat^[8].
• Robert van Gulik's professions included translator^[9].
• Robert van Gulik's professions included novelist^[10].
• Robert van Gulik worked as an illustrator^[14].
• Robert van Gulik held the position of ambassador^[15].
• Robert van Gulik's education included a stint at Leiden University^[16].
• Robert van Gulik's education included a stint at Utrecht University^[17].
• A notable work attributed to Robert van Gulik is Van Gulik's Judge Dee series^[18].
• Robert van Gulik was a member of Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences^[19].
• Robert van Gulik is recorded as male^[20].
• Robert van Gulik's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Robert van Gulik's genre is detective fiction^[22].
• Robert van Gulik's Commons category is recorded as Robert van Gulik^[23].
• The cause of death was lung cancer^[24].
• Robert van Gulik's family name is recorded as Van Gulik^[25].
• Robert van Gulik's given name is recorded as Robert^[26].
• Robert van Gulik's given name is recorded as Hans^[27].

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Origins and Family

Robert van Gulik's place of birth was Zutphen^[2]. He was born on August 9, 1910^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[13].

Education

Educated at Leiden University^[16], a university^[28], in Netherlands^[29], founded in 1575^[30], headquartered in Leiden^[31] and Utrecht University^[17], a public research university^[32], in Netherlands^[33], founded in 1636^[34], headquartered in Utrecht^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[6], linguist^[7], diplomat^[8], translator^[9], novelist^[10], and illustrator^[14]. Robert van Gulik held the position of ambassador^[15].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Robert van Gulik is Van Gulik's Judge Dee series^[18].

Death and Burial

Robert van Gulik died on September 24, 1967^[5]. He passed away in The Hague^[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer^[24].

Why It Matters

Robert van Gulik ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

FAQs

Where was Robert van Gulik born?

Robert van Gulik was born in Zutphen^[2].

Where did Robert van Gulik die?

Robert van Gulik passed away in The Hague^[4].

What did Robert van Gulik do for work?

Robert van Gulik worked as writer^[6], linguist^[7], diplomat^[8], translator^[9], and novelist^[10].

Where did Robert van Gulik go to school?

Robert van Gulik was educated at Leiden University^[16] and Utrecht University^[17].