Walter Laquer was born on May 26, 1921 in Breslau, Silesia, Germany [now Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He is known for We Are Jews from Breslau (2016), Phoenix Runde (1997) and Booknotes (1989). He was married to Susi Genzen Wichmann and Naomi Koch. He died on September 30, 2018 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.