Stephan Hermlin, real name Rudolf Leder, was a German author. He wrote, among other things, stories, essays, translations, and lyric poetry and was one of the more well-known authors of former East Germany. Wikipedia
Born: April 13, 1915, Chemnitz, Germany
Died: April 6, 1997 (age 81 years), Berlin, Germany
Children: Andrej Hermlin and Cornelia Schmaus
Books: Evening Light