Biography of Peter Weiss

Peter Weiss (* 8. November 1916 in Nowawes; † 10. May 1982 in Stockholm) was a deutsch-schwedischer Schriftsteller, Maler, Graphiker. He was 65 years old. He was married to Helga Henschen and Gunilla Palmstierna-Weiss. His education included University of Westminster and Academy of Fine Arts, Prague. He received 7 awards, including Georg Büchner Prize, Heinrich Mann Prize. His cause of death was myocardial infarction. He was buried at Norra begravningsplatsen.