Günter Herburger was born on April 6, 1932 in Isny im Allgäu, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was a writer, known for Der Beginn (1966), Fernfahrer (1963) and The Conquest of the Citadel (1977). He was previously married to Rosemarie Leitner, Ingrid Mannstaedt and Brunhilde Braatz. He died on May 3, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.