Peter Schneider, the German writer, died on March 4, 2026.
Born in Lübeck on April 21, 1940, he was the son of a conductor and composer. He spent his early childhood in Königsberg and Saxony, lived in Grainau near Garmisch-Partenkirchen from 1945 to 1950, and then in Freiburg im Breisgau.
After receiving his Abitur in 1959, he studied German, history and philosophy at the universities of Freiburg and Munich, and later at the Free University of Berlin. In the 1960s, he became one of the spokespersons and organisers of the West Berlin student movement.
Peter Schneider (21 April 1940 – 3 March 2026) was a German writer.