Hans Plomp

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Hans Plomp (29 January 1944 – 6 August 2024) was a Dutch writer, playwright, and poet. Plomp was born in Amsterdam. Together with fellow writer Gerben Hellinga [nl], he was the driving force behind saving the village of Ruigoord near Amsterdam from demolition in July 1973.^[1][2] He was a member of the Amsterdam Balloon Society [nl].^[3]

Plomp died on 6 August 2024, at the age of 80. He had been battling metastasized prostate cancer from 2021, and had already discussed the option of euthanasia^[a] with his doctor.^[3][4]

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