Guido Herman Fridolin Verbeck (born Verbeek) (28 January 1830 - 10 May 1898) was a Dutch political advisor; educator; and missionary active in Bakumatsu and Meiji period Japan. He was one of the most important o-yatoi gaikokujin (foreign advisors) serving the Meiji government and contributed to many major government decisions during the early years of the reign of Emperor Meiji. Pictures From History