Hanns-Josef Ortheil [SEP] place of birth
Hanns-Josef Ortheil
Hanns-Josef Ortheil (b. 5 November 1951 in Cologne) is a German author, scholar of German literature, and pianist.
He has written many autobiographical and historical novels, some of which have been translated into 11 languages, according to WorldCat: French, Dutch, Modern Greek, Spanish, Chinese, Lithuanian, Japanese, Slovenian, and Russian.
Biography.
He was born the fifth son in an educated family; his mother, Mary Catherine Ortheil, was a librarian and
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