Horst Lange was born on October 6, 1904 in Liegnitz, Silesia, Germany [now Legnica, Dolnoslaskie, Poland]. He was a writer, known for Die schwarze Sonne (1968) and The Long Lament (1973). He was previously married to Oda Schaefer. He died on July 6, 1971 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.