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Mar 31, 1920 Died on 29 Jan 2008 (aged 87)
Dutch radio host, journalist and writer
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About Jan Van Herpen
- Jan Johannes van Herpen (March 31, 1920 - January 29, 2008) was a Dutch journalist, publicist and editor. Jan van Herpen was born in Deventer, and was employed by the Dutch broadcasting organization AVRO from February 1, 1940.
- He acquired national fame as the main man of the oldest running Dutch radio quiz Hersengymnastiek ("Brain Gymnastics") that ran from 1948 thru 1982.
- In 1967 he won the ANV-Visser Neerlandia-price for his radio drama De griffioen eet cantharellen.
- When he retired in 1980 he started publishing works on the Dutch writer P.
- H.
- Ritter.
- In all he published over 20 books on Ritter and Ritter's literary work.
- Van Herpen also published on the history of Dutch radio.
- From 1987 he was one of the editors in chief of the Dutch publishing house Flanor.
- He died in Hilversum, aged 87.
