Jan Peter Verhave (born 1942) studied biology at the Free University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His dissertation dealt with vaccinations against malaria. He worked as a teacher, research consultant (Africa) and quality controller of hospital labs. He published several books, among them The Moses of Malaria (2011) Erasmus Publ. Rotterdam; A Constant State of Emergency (2019) Van Raalte Press Holland Michigan, USA. Together with his wife he researched the art of papercutting, resulting in four books (in Dutch).