Sytze van der Zee (25 July 1939 – 5 November 2024) was a Dutch writer and journalist. Van der Zee was the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of ''

Het Parool ''Het Parool'' () is an Amsterdam-based daily newspaper. It was first published on 10 February 1941 as a resistance paper during the German occupation of the Netherlands (1940–1945). In English, its name means ''The Password'' or ''The Motto' ...

'' from 1988 to 1996. As a writer he wrote extensively about

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, including ''25.000 landverraders: de SS in Nederland, Nederland in de SS'' (1967) about the Dutch people who fought on the German side during the war. Other notable of his books are ''De overkant. Mijn jaren bij Het Parool'' (1998) about his fight against the cuts at ''Het Parool'' and ''Harer Majesteits loyaalste onderdaan'' (2015). Videoland made a television series about his book ''Anatomie van een seriemoordenaar - het beest van Harkstede'' (2006). Van der Zee died from

metastatic Metastasis is a pathogenic agent's spreading from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body; the term is typically used when referring to metastasis by a cancerous tumor. The newly pathological sites, ...

lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals. Damaged ...

on 5 November 2024, at the age of 85.

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* 1939 births 2024 deaths Dutch writers Dutch journalists People from Hilversum Place of death missing {{Netherlands-journalist-stub