He died of the disease in the Dr. Sarphati House, Amsterdam, where he had lived the last seven years, on 1 December 2009, aged 76.
hiː dˈaɪd ʌvðə dɪzˈiːz ɪnðə dˈɑːktɚ. sɑːɹfˈɑːɾi hˈaʊs, ˈæmstɚdˌæm, wˌɛɹ hiː hæd lˈɪvd ðə lˈæst sˈɛvən jˈɪɹz, ˌɔn wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, ˈeɪdʒd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.