Meindert Schroor is a freelance geographer and historian active at his own Bureau Varenius in Leeuwarden. Active since 1976 in researching on landscape, urban history, demography, water management, and cartography, he developed into the most prolific researcher and writer on cultural history in the Northern Netherlands. He is a member of the board of the Dutch Waddenacademie (Wadden Academy) on the portfolio Society and Cultural History.