Ivan Wolffers

Biography

Ivan Norbert Wolffers (1948–2022) was a Dutch writer, doctor and professor. In the 1970s, Wolffers was one of the first to write critically about doctors and the pharmaceutical industry and was credited as 'the most popular general practitioner in the Netherlands'. One of his biggest successes was his book "Medicijnen" (Medicines). He was married to writer, filmmaker and visual artist Marion Bloem.