Peter Hessler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Peter Hessler

American writer and journalist

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1969

Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Peter Benjamin Hessler (born (1969-06-14)June 14, 1969) is an American writer and journalist.
He is the author of four books about China and has contributed numerous articles to The New Yorker and National Geographic, among other publications.
In 2011, Hessler received a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" in recognition and encouragement of his "keenly observed accounts of ordinary people responding to the complexities of life in such rapidly changing societies as Reform Era China." He's also well known in China as a writer and journalist under the Chinese name ?? (Hé Wei).