Joseph Wechsberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Wechsberg

Czech writer and musician

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1907

Place of Birth: Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1983

Profession: writer, author, musician, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Joseph Wechsberg (29 August 1907 – 10 April 1983) was a Jewish Czech writer, journalist, musician, and gourmet.
Born in Ostrava, in Moravia, Czechoslovakia, he and his wife requested and received asylum in the United States in 1939 when Germany invaded Czechoslovakia.
His mother was among the Czech Jews interned by the Nazis and later died at Auschwitz.
Over his career he was a prolific writer who wrote over two dozen works of nonfiction, including books on music and musicians, and contributed numerous articles to publications such as The New Yorker.