Hans Koning, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Koning

Dutch writer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1921

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 13-Apr-2007

Profession: resistance fighter, journalist, novelist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hans Koning (born Hans Königsberger, since 1949 officially Hans Konigsberger) (July 12, 1921 – April 13, 2007), author of over 40 fiction and non-fiction books, was also a prolific journalist, contributing for almost 60 years to many periodicals including The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Atlantic Monthly, The Nation, Harper's, The New Yorker, and De Groene Amsterdammer.
He used the pen name Hans Koningsberger (with an added letter 'n'), and from 1972 Hans Koning.