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In Memoriam

Horst Eckert

also known as Janosch

Born
11 March 1931
Died
3 November 2026
Age
95 years
Resting places
Writers & poets Famous people, Artists Famous people, Germany Countries

Biography

Janosch, pseudoniem van Horst Eckert was een Duits kinderboekenschrijver en -illustrator. Janosch werd het meest bekend door zijn zelf geïllustreerde kinderverhalen zoals O, wat mooi is Panama, waarvan sommige werden verfilmd. Hij heeft ook een aantal boeken geschreven voor volwassenen.

Source: Wikipedia, available under the licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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