Writing · Novel
Born Nov 15, 1931 · Kamperveen, Netherlands
Active 1975–2025 · Awards: Gouden Griffel, De Kinderjury, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Gouden Griffel
Jan Cornelis Terlouw was a Dutch politician, physicist and author. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66) party, he served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1981 to 1982 under Prime Minister Dries van Agt.