Van der Sprenkel, Otto B. (Otto Berkelbach)

Academic, sinologist. Born in Bussum, Holland in 1906, Otto Berkelbach van der Sprenkel was raised in England and graduated with first class honours from the London School of Economics. He joined the staff of the Canberra University College in 1956 and, at the time of his retirement in 1971, was Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Civilization, Australian National University.

From the description of Papers of Otto Van der Sprenkel [manuscript]. 1892-2000. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225836566