Herman de Man

Salomon Herman "Sal" Hamburger, known under his pseudonym Herman de Man, was a Dutch novelist.

Salomon Herman Hamburger was born on July 11, 1898 in Woerden in the Netherlands. De Man, son of businessman Herman Salomon Hamburger and Sarah Cohen Schavrien, grew up in the Lopikerwaard area. His family has lived in Woerden, Benschop, Oudewater and Gouda. Many of his later novels are set in the places where he grew up. 

De Man died in an airplane crash on November 14, 1946 during a third unsuccessful landing attempt of a Douglas C-47 of KLM.

His novel The Rising Waters, which appeared in 1991, the 30th print, is located in the Lopikerwaard. The book received wide publicity, when made into a 1986 eight-part television series.