Background
Leonhardt, Rudolf Walter was born on February 9, 1921 in Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany. Son of Rudolf Emil and Paula Luise Leonhardt.
Leonhardt, Rudolf Walter was born on February 9, 1921 in Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany. Son of Rudolf Emil and Paula Luise Leonhardt.
State examination, University Bonn, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bonn, 1950.
Assistant lecturer University Cambridge, 1948-1950. Programme assistant British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1950-1955. Sub-editor DIE Zeit, Hamburg, 1955-1957, cultural editor, 1957-1973, deputy editor-in-chief, 1973-1991.
Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Club of Germany.
Married Ulrike Pauline Zoerb, June 18, 1949. Children: Joachim Rudolf, Doerte Susanne, Timm Christopher.