Walter Kempowski was born on April 29, 1929 in Rostock, Germany. He was a writer, known for Ein Kapitel für sich (1979), Herzlich willkommen (1990) and Tadellöser & Wolff (1975). He was previously married to Hildegard Janssen. He died on October 5, 2007 in Rotenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.