Dutch author mostly know for his crime novels. One of which was made into a movie. Ferdinandusse was a member of the the Hague student cabaret ( 1954 - 1965 ) Later he became the head editor of the student magazine "Propria Cures" and later of the opinion magazine "Vrij Nederland" Since 1991 he was a board member of the annual film festival "Film by the Sea" in Vlissingen.