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Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken

Biography


Birth: 1744
Death: n/a

Son of Diederik Jacob van Tuyll and Jacoba Helena de Vicq. Brother of Belle de Zuylen. According to Boswell he was, in February 1764, "a naval lieutenant in the service of Holland (although he has been for three years on an English man-of-war)". (Boswell in Holland 1763-64, p. 134)

Life with James Boswell

Boswell describes meeting Diederik at Heer van Zuylen's on January 30 or February 6, 1764.

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Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken is mentioned in:

  • Boswell in Holland 1763-1764

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