Erwin Wickert was born on January 7, 1915 in Bad Freienwalde, Brandenburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for
John Rabe (2009),
Der Verrat von Ottawa (1956) and
Der Klassenaufsatz (1963). He was married to Ingeborg Weides. He died on March 26, 2008 in Remagen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.