Who's Who in the Far East/ADVOCAAT, Gysbert Diederik
ADVOCAAT, Gysbert Diederik (Shanghai), Consul-Ganeral for the Netharlands at Shanghai; b. Amsterdam, Aug. 12, 1865. Entered the Netherlands Consular Service in 1885; appointed Vice-Consul at Constantinople 1889; acting Consul, Smyrna 1891; detached to the Foreign Office, the Hague 1893; Consul, Calcutta 1896; Consul-Genl., British India 1899; Consul-Geul., Shanghai for the Yangtsze Valley 1901. Decorations: Knight of 4th class; (Officier) of the Netherlands Order of Orange Nassau; the Luxemburg Order of the Oaken Crown, and the Turkish Order of Medjidie. Address: Netherlands Consulate-General, Shanghai, China.