Background
Haertling, Peter was born on November 13, 1933 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Erika (Hantzschel) Haertling.
Haertling, Peter was born on November 13, 1933 in Chemnitz, Germany. Son of Rudolf and Erika (Hantzschel) Haertling.
Student, Gymansium Nurtingen/Neckar., since 1953. Doctorate (honorary), University Giessen. Honorary Doctor (honorary), University Giessen.
Honorary Doctor (honorary), Deutscher Bucherpreis fur das Lebenswerk, 2003.
Literature editor Deutsche Zeitung und Wirtschaftszeitung, Stuttgart, Cologne, Germany, 1955-1962. Editor of magazine Der Monat, 1962-1970, also co-public. Editor, managing director S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt, 1968-1974.
Editor Die Vater, 1968.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, Akademie der Kunste Berlin, Deutsche Akademie fur Sprache und Dichtung Darmstadt.
Married Mechthild Maier, 1959. 4 children.