Nicolas Freeling was born on March 3, 1927 in London, England as F.R.E. Nicolas. He was a writer, known for Van der Valk (1972), Van der Valk (2020) and Because of the Cats (1973). He was married to Cornelia Termes. He died on July 20, 2003 in Mutzig, Bas-Rhin, France.