Herman Pieter de Boer

Herman Pieter de Boer
Herman Pieter de Boer in November 2009.
Born	Herman Pieter de Boer (1928-02-09)9 February 1928 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Died	1 January 2014(2014-01-01) (aged 85) Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Other names	Johnny Austerlitz
Occupation	Writer, journalist, lyricist
Years active	1956–2014
Spouse(s)	Inge Frank; Judy van Osnabrugge
Website	http://www.hermanpieterdeboer.nl/ (in Dutch)

Herman Pieter de Boer (9 February 1928 – 1 January 2014), also known as Johnny Austerlitz, was a Dutch writer, journalist and lyricist, whose career spanned over 55 years.

Born in Rotterdam, South Holland, de Boer began his writing career in 1956 and wrote fifty novels.

Herman Pieter de Boer died following a long illness during the early hours of 1 January 2014, aged 85, in Eindhoven, North Brabant.