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Peter Härtling
German writer (1933–2017).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Chemnitz. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2017 at 83 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main (heart failure). [ref]
Occupations
children's writer, essayist, journalist, literary critic, literary editor, playwright, poet, radio personality, writer
Website
Wikipedia
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.