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Jacobus Ruurd "Jaap" Bruijn (born 13 March 1938 in The Hague - 2 November 2022 Oegstgeest), was one of the best known and respected Dutch maritime historians. He was professor of maritime history at the University of Leiden from 1979 until his retirement in 2003. During his 41-year teaching career as The Netherlands' only university professor of maritime history, he guided the doctoral theses of no fewer than 49 graduate students.