Wolfgang Leonhard was born on April 16, 1921 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Die Revolution entläßt ihre Kinder (1962), In the Name of the Revolution (1989) and Pro & Contra (1968). He was previously married to Elke Schmid and Yvonne Sgarella di Fini. He died on August 17, 2014 in Daun, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.