Erik Zürcher
Dutch academic and sinologist (1928-2008) · Netherlands · Writers · Died at 79
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Something wrong?Erik Zürcher was a Dutch Sinologist. From 1962 to 1993, Zürcher was a professor of history of East Asia at Leiden University. He was also Director of the Sinological Institute, between 1975 and 1990. His Chinese name was Xǔ Lǐhe (许理和).
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Child: Erik-Jan ZürcherAbout this person
Country
Netherlands
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2008 · aged 79
Writers from the Netherlands 6
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