Drs. P

Drs. P
Drs. P in 1969
Drs. P in 1969
BornHeinz Hermann Polzer
(1919-08-24)24 August 1919
Thun, Switzerland
Died13 June 2015(2015-06-13) (aged 95)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pen name
  • Geo Staad
  • Coos Neetebeem[a]
  • Drandus P[2]
Occupation
  • Poet
  • singer-songwriter
LanguageDutch
NationalitySwiss[3]
Relatives

Heinz Hermann Polzer (Swiss Standard German: [haɪnts ˈhɛrman ˈpɔltsər]; 24 August 1919 – 13 June 2015), better known under his pseudonym Drs. P (Dutch: [dɔktoːˈrɑndʏs ˈpeː]), was a Swiss singer-songwriter, poet, and prose writer in the Dutch language.[5] His lyrics and poems used dry humour and surprising twists, enabled by his vast vocabulary.[5] He sang his lyrics with a distinctive shaky voice, while accompanying himself on the piano.[5]

  1. ^ "Heinz Polzer". www.kunstbus.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Beek, Mats. "Drs. P – Bi(bli)ografie". www.schrijversinfo.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ (in Dutch) "Drs. P overleden", De Telegraaf; retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Porreij, Jacoba Maria Petronella (1851-1930)". huygens.knaw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b c (in Dutch) "Zanger en plezierdichter Drs. P op 95-jarige leeftijd overleden", NRC Handelsblad; retrieved 14 June 2015.


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