About Huibert Quispel
Lived 1906 – 1995 (aged 88). Huibert Quispel was a Dutch naval officer and writer.
Huibert Victor Quispel (3 June 1906 – 2 May 1995) was a Dutch naval officer. During World War II, he was the director of the Netherlands Indies Government Information Service based in Australia – the service was established as an intelligence-gathering and propaganda organisation during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, and after the war, the Indonesian National Revolution.
In 1960, Quispel wrote The Job and the Tools, one of only two English language histories of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
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Who was Huibert Quispel?
Dutch naval officer
When was Huibert Quispel born?
Huibert Quispel was born on 3 June 1906 in Amsterdam.
When did Huibert Quispel die?
Huibert Quispel died on 2 May 1995 in Voorburg.
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Huibert Quispel was a naval officer and writer.
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Huibert Quispel was Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Huibert Quispel. https://biography.guide/huibert-quispel/
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