Jan Cremer

Johan Cremer (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑŋ ˈkreːmər]; 20 April 1940 – 19 June 2024) was a Dutch author, photographer and painter. His best known work is the novel Ik, Jan Cremer [nl] ("I, Jan Cremer"; 1964) and the sequel Ik, Jan Cremer, tweede boek ("I, Jan Cremer, second book"; 1966). The publication of this book created scandal in the Netherlands because of its explicit sexual contents.^[1] He was also active as photographer and painter.^[2][3]

Jan Cremer
Born	(1940-04-20)20 April 1940 Enschede, Netherlands
Died	19 June 2024(2024-06-19) (aged 84)
Occupation	Author, artist
Language	Dutch
Nationality	Dutch
Education	Academie voor beeldende kunsten Arnhem, Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Genre	Autobiography
Years active	1964–2024
Notable works	Ik, Jan Cremer
Website
www.jancremer.com
Literature portal

In 1963 Cremer and painter Rik van Bentum made an obscure comic strip together about the Profumo scandal, which appeared in print two years later.^[4]

Cremer died on 19 June 2024, at the age of 84.^[5]

Public collections

Among the public collections holding works by Jan Cremer are:

• Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands
• Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands