Kempowski
Kempowski may refer to: * Walter Kempowski Walter Kempowski (; 29 April 1929 – 5 October 2007) was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called ''German Chronicle'' ("Deutsche Chronik") and the monumental ''Echolot'' ("Sonar"), a collage of autobiographical repo ... (1929–2007), a German author ** 11789 Kempowski, a minor planet named after the author {{disambiguation ...
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Walter Kempowski
Walter Kempowski (; 29 April 1929 – 5 October 2007) was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called ''German Chronicle'' ("Deutsche Chronik") and the monumental ''Echolot'' ("Sonar"), a collage of autobiographical reports, letters and other documents by contemporary witnesses of the Second World War. Life Childhood (1929–39) Kempowski was born in Rostock. His father, Karl Georg Kempowski, was a shipping company owner and his mother, Margarethe Kempowski, née Collasius, was the daughter of a Hamburg merchant."Walter Kempowski." ''Gale Literature: Contemporary Authors''. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2018. Retrieved via ''Gale In Context: Biography'' database, 19 April 2020. Online version available via Encyclopedia.com'.Childs, David (11 October 2007).. ''The Independent''. Retrieved 19 April 2020. In 1935 Kempowski began attending St. Georg School; in 1939, he transferred to the local high school ("Realgymnasium"). During World War II (1939–45) ...
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