Paul van Herck

Who was Paul van Herck?

Paul van Herck was a Belgian writer of science fiction novels and radio plays.

Van Herck was a Dutch and French language teacher. He debuted with radio plays for the BRT but became most well known for making plays for the Dutch TROS of which his series about space reporter and NASA astronaut Matt Meldon was the most famous.

Apart from his radio plays he wrote many science fiction novels of which Sam, of de Pluterdag was the most notable. The novel won the first prize at the European Science Fiction Convention in the Italian city Trieste.