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Horst Eckert

Popularity: 0.049
Known For: Writing
Birthday: 1931-03-11
Place of Birth: Hindenburg, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Zabrze, Slaskie, Poland]
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Also Known As: Janosch

Biography: Janosch was born as Horst Eckert on 11 March 1931 in what was then Hindenburg (now Zabrze, Poland) in Upper Silesia to a family of mixed German and Polish origin, though he identifies his nationality as "Silesian". His mother was a pious Catholic, and his father a violent alcoholic. After World...