Harry Rowohlt

Harry Rowohlt (27 March 1945 – 15 June 2015) was a German writer and translator. He was born in Hamburg. He also played the role of a derelict in the famous German weekly-soap Lindenstraße.
In 1999 he was awarded the Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung. And in 2005, he received the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for his translation work.
He died of lung cancer in Hamburg.