Walter Janka was born on April 29, 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a writer, known for Hamida (1966), Die Antike Münze (1965) and Goya - oder Der arge Weg der Erkenntnis (1971). He was previously married to Charlotte Scholz. He died on March 17, 1994 in Potsdam, Germany.