Rogier van Aerde, pseudonym of Adolf Josef Hubert Frans van Rijen (Rotterdam, 4 October 1917 – Apeldoorn, 8 November 2007), was a Dutch writer and journalist.
The Dutch poet and essayist Anton van Duinkerken said it was "A masterly début".
Just like his father Aad van Rijen he did not have a mind for business.
As a journalist, Rogier van Aerde also wrote reports for De Volkskrant and the Katholieke Illustratie and later on he made contributions to Margriet and Nieuwe Revu.
The books he wrote after Kaïn did not get much attention and he never equalled the success of his début.