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- Birth nameHerbert Werner Franke
- Herbert W. Franke was born on May 14, 1927 in Vienna, Austria. He was a writer, known for Der Atem (1989), Die Stimmen der Sylphiden (1980) and Das war morgen (2023). He was married to Charlotte Franke and Susanne Päch-Franke. He died on July 16, 2022 in Egling, Bavaria, Germany.
- SpousesCharlotte Franke (divorced)Susanne Päch-Franke(? - July 16, 2022) (his death)
- Guest of Honor at the "HEICON 70" World Science Fiction Convention (Heidelberg, West Germany, 21-24 August 1970)
- In 2018, the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Karlsruhe awarded Herbert W. Franke an honorary doctorate.
- In 1979, he co-founded Ars Electronica in Linz/Austria.
- He has also written as Sergius Both and Peter Parsival.
- A collection of short stories titled "The Green Comet" was his first publication.
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